He had a relatively wide-reaching knowledge of philosophy and history, mastered the art of oration, several languages, built a rich library, and thanks to the above became a respected political and cultural personality.
Mal pomerne rozsiahly rozhľad vo filozofii a histórii, ovládal rečnícke umenie, viacero jazykov, vybudoval si bohatú knižnicu, a vďaka tomuto všetkému sa stal uznávanou politickou a kultúrnou osobnosťou.