He lived mostly in extreme poverty. Simply eating was an issue, most of the days. He lived as an outcast. To tell the truth, in Syracuse, he gained the trust or the friendship of no one. He was known to have a good technical knowledge of their job and some pieces of general knowledge. He could read and write a little bit. He was force of nature, and people saw in their body and beauty the incarnation of a god. He was known as resolute, with a true entrepreneur spirit.