Pythagoras of Samos was an Ionian Greek philosopher and founder of
the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. Most of our
information about Pythagoras was written down centuries after he
lived, thus very little reliable information is known about him. He
was born on the island of Samos, and may have travelled widely in
his youth, visiting Egypt and other places seeking knowledge.
Around 530 BC, he moved to Croton, a Greek colony in southern
Italy, and there set up a religious sect. His followers pursued the
religious rites and practices developed by Pythagoras, and studied
his philosophical theories. The society took an active role in the
politics of Croton, but this eventually led to their downfall. The
Pythagorean meeting-places were burned, and Pythagoras was forced
to flee the city. He is said to have ended his days in Metapontum.
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