Laetus, Marcia, and one athlete – assassin of Roman emperor Commodus Planner: Laetus Assassins: Marcia and an unnamed athlete who strangled the emperor in his bath when Marcia's poison worked too slowly.
... basis of authority.
The first to have the title of "Tyrant" was Pisistratus in 560 BC.
In modern times Tyrant has come to mean a dictator who rules with ...