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For the Greek poet, see Aulus Licinius Archias.

Archias (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχίας) is a masculine given name which may refer to:

Statesmen

• Archias of Corinth, founder of Syracuse in 734 or 733 BC
• Archias of Thebes, Theban polemarch and tyrant in 379 BC
• Archias of Pella, Macedonian trierarch, geographer
• Archias of Thurii, Thuriian actor, officer of Antipater
• Archias of Cyprus, governor of Cyprus in 2nd century BCE

Others

• Archias of Alexandria, Roman-era grammarian, teacher of Marcus Mettius Epaphroditus
• Archias of Macedon, Archias of Byzantium, Archias of Mytilene, Archias the younger in Greek anthology
• Archias, a Spartan whom Herodotus mentions as falling in the Spartan attack on Samos in 525 BC.
• Archias, grandson of the above, whom Herodotus mentions personally meeting in Pitane.
• Archias of Corinth, a shipbuilder, architect of the Syracusia around 240 BC