Posted by SIDHARTH on Dec. 30, 2012, 8:57 p.m.
 Bust of Pythagoras of Samos in the Capitoline Museums, Rome |
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| Born | c. 570 BC Samos |
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| Died | c. 495 BC (aged around 75) Metapontum |
| Era | Ancient philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Pythagoreanism |
| Main interests | Metaphysics, Music, Mathematics, Ethics, Politics |
| Notable ideas | Musica universalis, Golden ratio[citation needed], Pythagorean tuning, Pythagorean theorem |