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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Neo-Pythagoreans, Pythagoreans of Magna Graecia, Pythagoras, Apollonius of Tyana, Milo of Croton, Iamblichus, Nigidius Figulus, Alcmaeon of Croton, Numenius of Apamea, Epicharmus of Kos, Philolaus, Hippasus, Archytas, Damon and Pythias, Androcydes, Nicomachus, Secundus the Silent, Theano, Theon of Smyrna, Ion of Chios, Aesara, Cebes, Quintus Sextius, Simmias of Thebes, Phintys, Damis, Sotion, Timaeus of Locri, Xenophilus, Brontinus, Cleinias of Tarentum, Myia, Ocellus Lucanus, Telauges, Themistoclea, Onatas, Arignote, Lysis of Taras, Eurytus, Aristoclea, Echecrates, Timycha, Democrates, Bolus of Mendes, Melissa, Iccus of Taranto, Calliphon of Croton, Moderatus of Gades, Hicetas, Ecphantus the Pythagorean, Cronius the Pythagorean, Anaxilaus, Alexicrates, Acrion, Cercops, Lyco of Iasos, Metrodorus of Cos, Phanto of Phlius, Diodorus of Aspendus. Excerpt: Pythagoras of Samos (Ancient Greek: "Pythagoras the Samian," or simply; c. 570-c. 495 BC) was an Ionian Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. Most of the information about Pythagoras was written down centuries after he lived, so that very little reliable information is known about him. He was born on the island of Samos, and may have travelled widely in his youth, visiting Egypt and other places seeking knowledge. He had a teacher named Themistoclea, who introduced him to the principles of ethics. Around 530 BC, he moved to Croton, a Greek colony in southern Italy, and there set up a religious sect. His followers pursued the religious rites and practices developed by Pythagoras, and studied his philosophical theories. The society took an active role in the politics of Croton, but this eventually led to their downfall. The Pythagorean meeting-places were burned, and Pythagoras was forced to flee the city. He is s...
