Athryilatus
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Athryilatus (1-2nd c.AD) a Greek physician from Thasos
, Macedonia (Roman province)
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According to Plutarch
's Symposiacs, Athryilatus considered the women warmer than men.
Thasos
Thasos or Thassos is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea, close to the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestos but geographically part of Macedonia. It is the northernmost Greek island, and 12th largest by area...
, Macedonia (Roman province)
Macedonia (Roman province)
The Roman province of Macedonia was officially established in 146 BC, after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus defeated Andriscus of Macedon, the last Ancient King of Macedon in 148 BC, and after the four client republics established by Rome in the region were dissolved...
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According to Plutarch
Plutarch
Plutarch then named, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus , c. 46 – 120 AD, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia...
's Symposiacs, Athryilatus considered the women warmer than men.
- Women endure cold better than men, they are not so sensible of the sharpness of the weather, and are contented with a few clothes