Anytus
historical figure · 9 works · 10 mentions · 17 anchored passages
Anytus of Laciadae · father
spoken of as
1 expressionAnytus of Laciadae1 mention
Theomnestus and Apollodorus Against Neaera (Greek)
Timostratus of Hecalê, Xanthippus of Eroeadae, Evalces of Phalerum, Anytus of Laciadae, Euphranor of Aegilia and Nicippus of Cephalê, depose that both they and Phrastor of Aegilia are members of the gens called Brytidae, and that, when Phrastor claimed the right to introduce a son of his into the gens, they, on their part, knowing that Phrastor’s son was born of the daughter of Neaera, would not s …
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Apology
One of the three formal accusers, motivated by grievances on behalf of the artisans and public men.
Certainly it is, whether you and Anytus deny it or agree;
and I fear them more than Anytus and the rest, though these also are dangerous;
But you, perhaps, might be angry, like people awakened from a nap, and might slap me, as Anytus advises, and easily kill me;
On the Mysteries
A prominent Athenian summoned by Andocides at the close of the speech to publicly vouch for his character before the jury.
And now I will ask men who have given public proof of their outstanding worth to take my place here and give you their opinion of me.
Constitution of the Athenians
Athenian general who first bribed a court, later a moderate political figure
Anytus having first shown the way, after his generalship at Pylos.
but of the notables, those in the political clubs, and those of the exiles who had returned after the peace, desired oligarchy, while those who belonged to no club, but were otherwise thought to fall short of none of the citizens, sought the ancestral constitution.
Stromata
Named as one who might kill Socrates but not harm him.
"For Anytus and Meletus might indeed kill me, but harm me they could in no way;
Theomnestus and Apollodorus Against Neaera
Member of the Brytid gens called as a witness to the gens's refusal to register Phrastor's adopted son.
Timostratus of Hecalê, Xanthippus of Eroeadae, Evalces of Phalerum, Anytus of Laciadae, Euphranor of Aegilia and Nicippus of Cephalê, depose that both they and Phrastor of Aegilia are members of the gens called Brytidae, and that, when Phrastor claimed the right to introduce a son of his into the gens, they, on their part, knowing that Phrastor’s son was born of the daughter of Neaera, would not s …
Orations
Accuser of Socrates, associated with the tanning trade
Nor, then, did Socrates use his discourses or his examples idly, but in conversing with Anytus he made mention of tanners and cobblers;
Against Callimachus
An influential Athenian cited alongside Thrasybulus as an example of restraint in respecting the Amnesty despite personal losses.
Furthermore, he is certainly not unaware of this either—that Thrasybulus and Anytus, men of the greatest influence in the city, although they have been robbed of large sums of money and know who gave in lists of their goods, nevertheless are not so brazen as to bring suit against them or to bring up old grudges against them;
Apology
A politically honored opponent of Socrates whom Socrates criticizes for putting him to death and miseducating his son.
It is said also that he remarked as he saw Anytus passing by:
At one time I had a brief association with the son of Anytus, and I thought him not lacking in firmness of spirit;
So Anytus, even though dead, still enjoys an evil repute for his son’s mischievous education and for his own hard-heartedness.
Hellenica
Athenian among those the Thirty considered banishing, later associated with the exiles opposing the regime.
do you suppose that Thrasybulus and Anytus and the other exiles would prefer to have us follow here the policy which I am urging by word, or the policy which these men are carrying out in deed?
And further, when I saw that many in the city were becoming hostile to this government and that many were becoming exiles, it did not seem to me best to banish either Thrasybulus or Anytus or Alcibiades;