Pythagoras And Plato

End of Religious Sect.

502

Pythagoras' followers became involved in Croton's politics. Others did not like it and burned down his meeting places. Pythagoras left Croton.

Religious Sect.

525

In Croton Pythagoras started a religious sect. It was called Pythagoreasim. His sect believed in Metempsychosis; the belief their souls would transfer to other human bodies or animals when they died.

Music

527

Pythagoras is also credited for the discovery of musical notes. He discovered that musicall notes coy\uld be changed into mathematical equations. He discovered this by listening to black smiths work.

Pythagorean Theorms

528

Pythagoras came up with the Pythagorean Theorm. He discovered the theorem while at his school in Croton. The theorm states that the sum of the area of the two squares s on the legs of a triangle equal the area of the square on the hypotenuse.

Pythagoras and Pythagoreans

530

Pythagoras set up schools. They were set up like a monastery where the followers; Pythagoreans worked and taught together. In these schools math was taught as a religion; numerology. "All is number" or "God is number". http://www.storyofmathematics.com/greek_pythagoras.html

Moved to Croton

530

Pythagoras moved to Croton in 530 BC. Croton was a Greek colony. He later starts a school in Croton.

Travel

535

Pythagoras travled to Croton in Magna Graecia. He also traveled to Egypt and learned mathmatics from the Egyptioans.He also learned codes of secrecy, striving for purity, and refusal to eat beans or to wear animal skins as clothing. http://www.mathopenref.com/pythagoras.html

Birth of Pythagoras

570

Mnesarchus consulted the oracle Delphi. Delphi told Mnesarchus that his wife was then with child and would give birth to a son who was destined to surpass all men in beauty and wisdom, and who throughout the course of his life would contribute much to the benefit of mankind. Parthenis gave birth to Pythagoras on the island of Samos in the year 570. http://www.nndb.com/people/773/000087512/

Plato Founded his Academy

Mar 2, 2022

Plato, inspired by Pathagoras, founded his Academy in Athens. Plato taught and encouraged mathmatics as a philosophy like Pathagoras did. Both of their teachings are relavent today. http://www.storyofmathematics.com/greek_plato.html

Death

Mar 2, 2022

Died around the age of 75. It is speculated he fled Metapontum, Italy and straved to death or "he is said to have met his death in Crotonia in Ancient Italy. Pythagoras died among his enemies because he would not flee across a bean field when he was pursued by them. As a result he was caught and killed." http://www.forumrarebooks.com/worm-castanus-de-faba-pythagorica-quam-superiorum.html