Ein Wort, dem man nicht häufig begegnet.

Aelian berichtet (Var. hist. IX 9) über Demetrios von Phaleron, den Gegenspieler der Demetrios Poliorketes in Athen:

Demetrius of Phalerum was given to very luxurious habits, and acquired an income of 1,200 talents a year. Of this he spent a little on his army, and the rest on his own extravagance. He had the floor sprinkled with perfume, and at each period of the year the flowers that were in season were scattered before him so that he could walk on them. He was uncontrollable (ἀκόλαστος) in his behaviour to women and indulgerfd in affairs with young men. He took care of his appearance, arranging his hair and dying it blond. He applied rouge to his face and used other cosmetics, taking a great deal of pride in his effeminacy (ῥᾳθυμία).

Aelian hat diese Darstellung leicht gekürzt von Athenaios (542c-d) übernommen, wo allerdings das Wort ῥᾳθυμία nicht verwendet wird.
Dafür weist Athenaios darauf hin, daß Demetrios einer vom Typ "Wasser predigen und Wein Trinken" war, denn auf ihn gingen etliche Gesetze zur Beschränkung des Luxus in Athen zurück.

Am Rande bemerkenswert erscheint mir, daß Blond offenbar als très chic galt.