Sannio
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
in the texts
Against Meidias
Trainer of tragic choruses used as an example of Athenians avoiding violence even in competitive festival contexts.
There is, for instance, Sannio, the trainer of the tragic choruses, who was convicted of shirking military service and so found himself in trouble.
One can see that the forbearance which piety inspires in every one of you is such that Sannio has been training choruses ever since, not hindered even by his private enemies, much less by any of the chorus-masters.
Theages
Young man whose departure on campaign toward Ephesus and Ionia prompted Socrates's sign, with an outcome feared but not yet known.
For as the handsome Sannio was setting out on campaign, the sign occurred to me, and he has gone now with Thrasyllus on an expedition bound for Ephesus and Ionia.