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502
End of his Sect
His followers became involved in Croton's politics. Others did not like it and they burned down his meeting places. -
523
Earth
Pythagoras also studied astronomy. He thought the earth was at the center of the universe. -
524
Metampsychosis
his religigious sect believed in Metempsychosis.They believed their souls would transfer into other bodies of humans or animals when they died. He said that he heard the voice of a dead friend in the barking of a dog. -
525
Religious Sect
On Croton Pythagoras started a religious sect. It was called Pythagoreaism. -
526
Tetractys
He and his followers came up with the design of Tetractys. These are mystical symbols that are triangles with four rows. -
527
Music
Pythagoras discovered that musical notes could be changed into mathematical equations. He discovered this by listening to blacksmiths at work. -
530
Move to Croton
In 530 BC he moved to Croton. Croton was a Greek colony. -
545
Teacher
One of his teachers that he learned a lot from was Themistodlea. He learned the principles of Ethics. -
550
Travels
As a young man Pythagoras travelled a lot. He visited Egypt and other countries. -
570
Birth
Pythagoras was born in 570 BC. He was born on the Island of Samos. -
Math education
It is said that Pythagoras learned Geomety from the Egyptians. He learned arithmetic from the Phoenicians. -
Pythagorean Theorem
Pythagoras came up with the Pythagorean Theory. It says that the two sums of the areas of the two squares on the legs of a triangle equal the area of the square on the hypotenuse. -
Death
Pythagoras did in 495 BC. It is said he starved himself to death. -
Schools
Pythagoras set up schools. They were set up like a monastery where the followers worked and taught together. -
Plato
After he died Pythagoras's teachings were studied by many great thinkers. Plato and Aristotle both studied his teachings.
