Very quickly, by his superior astrology, he diminished the credit of Thessalos by taking away half of his clients.
He consulted the stars before prescribing diet and meal times for his patients, according to mathematical tables, which made him pass as more prudent, more learned and more religious than other physicians.
[3] His name is thus associated with the Hellenistic rampart of Marseilles (the "Wall of Crinas"), discovered in 1913 near the Bourse, which was believed to have been built thanks to his donations.
In fact the enclosure in pink limestone blocks was rebuilt in the middle of the 2nd century BC and Crinas seems to have only helped in its restoration.
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