Pythagoras also made extraordinary developments in astronomy and geometry. He also developed a theory of music while and founded a philosophical and religious school in Croton, Italy. It was here ...

He was survived by a daughter, a few sons, and his cult. In Croton, Pythagoras’ lectures gained a loyal following and even a school. Some historical accounts written long after his death suggest ...

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Born around 570 BC in Samos, Pythagoras was educated in Egypt and Babylon and went afterwards to Croton in Southern Italy, where he founded a philosophical school. The distinctive trait of ...

King Pentheus torn apart by Maenads in a Bacchic frenzy. Roman wall painting from the House of the Vettii, Pompeii. The Dionysian rite of sparagmos involved dismembering a living animal or even a ...

During his stay in Croton, Pythagoras thought about the structure of the world. He and his followers began to experiment with music. While playing the lyre, they noticed that some combination of ...

Around the age of 40 or so, Pythagoras headed west to southern Italy, settling in the Greek colony town of Croton. There he initiated a new phase of ancient science, mixing religion, music and ...

Pythagoras held that there are three sorts ... At the age of 40, he fled the tyranny of Polycrates to Croton in Southern Italy, where he established a philosophical and religious community.