Pythagoras (1), Pythagoreanism
Pythagoras, son of Mnesarchus, one of the most mysterious and influential figures in Greek intellectual history, was born in *...Reliable tradition on the early form of Pythagoreanism, coming chiefly from *Aristotle and his school, presents Pythagoras and his followers as a religious and political association in south Italy (chiefly Croton) where they gained considerable political influence, until their power was broken in a catastrophe in about ... ...
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