Cylon of Croton
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cylon-of-croton-174-17788306
title:
Cylon of Croton
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Cylon of Croton was a leading citizen of Croton, Magna Graecia, who led a revolt against the Pythagoreans, probably around 509 BC. According to Iamblichus' De Vita Pythagorae, Cylon had previously tried and failed to be accepted into the Pythagorean order; however, the clearly pro-Pythagorean bias of Iamblichus' work means we should take this with a grain of salt. In the climactic moment of the revolt, a meeting house was set on fire as the Pythagoreans were debating inside - according, again, t
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Opponent of the philosopher Pythagoras
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylon_of_Croton
date created:
2017-06-19T02:34:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T04:29:51Z
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