. nta-tion in antiquity wasthe Satyr of Praxitelesat Athens, which ledthe way in represent-ing Satyrs in a lessrepulsive form. In thistype they are youthful,with a wanton or roguishexpression, and of their animal form nothingremains but the pointed ears and the haircoming down over the forehead. [See also cuton p. 754.] Satyrus (Sdrvpos). 1. I., king of Bosporus,was son of Spartacus I., and reigned 407or 406-393. He maintained friendly relationswith Athens. He was slain at the siege ofTheudosia in 393, and was succeeded by his s
. nta-tion in antiquity wasthe Satyr of Praxitelesat Athens, which ledthe way in represent-ing Satyrs in a lessrepulsive form. In thistype they are youthful,with a wanton or roguishexpression, and of their animal form nothingremains but the pointed ears and the haircoming down over the forehead. [See also cuton p. 754.] Satyrus (Sdrvpos). 1. I., king of Bosporus,was son of Spartacus I., and reigned 407or 406-393. He maintained friendly relationswith Athens. He was slain at the siege ofTheudosia in 393, and was succeeded by his sonLeucon (Diod. xiv. 93).—2. II., king of Bospo-rus, was the eldest of the sons of Paerisades I.,whom he succeeded in 311, but reigned onlynine months (Diod. xx. 22-26).—3. A comicactor at Athens, is said to have given instruc-tion to Demosthenes in the art of giving fulleffect to his speeches by appropriate action(Plut. Dem. 1). Demosthenes praises him forhis generosity in choosing as his gift from Philipthe liberation of Olynthian captives (Dern. F. Satyr. (From a statue inthe Louvre.) SATJCOXNA SCAEVOLA 843 p. 401, § 213).—4. A distinguished Peripateticphilosopher and historian, who Uved in thetime of Ptolemy Philopator, and wrote a collec-ion of biographies, among which were Lives ofPhilip and Demosthenes, frequently cited byancient [Abai Saufeius. 1. C, quaestor 100, was oneof the partisans of Saturninus, took refugewith him in the Capitol, and was slain alongwith his leader, when they were obliged to sur-render to Marius (Cic. pro Bab. 7; App. B. C. 1. 32).—2. L., a Roman eques, was a friend ofAtticus, and an admirer of the Epicureunphilosophy. He had valuable property in Italy,which was confiscated by the triumvirs, butwas restored to him through the exertions ofAtticus. (Cic. ad Att. i. 3, vii. 1, xv. 4; 12.) Sauromatae. [Sabmatae.] Sauromates CSaupo/jArris), the name of seve-ral kings of Bosporus, who are for the mostpart kno
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