He had not, like the Mongolian, lived long enough to become a stoic.

He was mainly a cynic and an adventurer.

Thence he flowered into a sybarite.

Coming to great wealth with the discoveries of Columbus and the conquests of Pizarro and Cortes, he proceeded to enjoy its fruits according to his fancy and the fashion of the times.
He erected massive shrines to his deities.

He reared noble palaces.