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"un protestant" During the religion wars the protestants were also called 'les huguenots'
Greek and Hellenistic philosophers, such as Plato and Aristotle, wrote about the nature of love and friendship. They were also concerned with the virtuous life and with how to attain happiness.
The most important Roman philosopher was Seneca. Other prominent philosophers were Cicero, Epictetus (he was Greek, but lived in Rome), Plotinus and Boethius. The emperor Marcus Aurelius was also a philosopher.
In Athens, philosophers were usually the sophists of the period. Philosophers such as Socrates were also highly unpopular because he got the youth to question their society and so created problems for the government. Other historians mention Socrates' dismissal of bathing and physical appearance as another factor in his social status.
The origin of maestro is Italian, not French. It is also used in french, usually for a musician.