ζήτρειον
From LSJ
πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
English (LSJ)
or ζητρ-εῖον, τό,
A a place of punishment for slaves at Chios, Eup.19D., Theopomp.Com.63, cf. EM411.33, Eust.837.44: ζήτριον, prob. in Herod.5.32, cf. Choerob. ap. EM l.c.: metaph. in dat. pl. -ίοις, 'treadmills', dub. in Phld.Oec.p.44J.:—the forms ζώστειον, Ar.Fr.93; ζώντειον or ζητρ-εῖον, Poll.3.78, Zonar.; ζώτειον, EM414.40 are incorrect.
