- that Milo was a
follower of
Pythagoras and also that he
commanded the
Crotonian army
which defeated the
Sybarites in 511 BC,
while wearing his Olympic...
-
point now
known as Capo Colonna.
Crotonians and
Sybarites would later become rivals. But meanwhile, the
Crotonians founded the
colonies of
Caulonia (near...
-
Astylos of
Croton or
Astylus of
Croton (Ἄστυλος/Ἀστύαλος ὁ Κροτωνιάτης) was an
ancient Gr****
athlete who
competed in
three successive Olympic Games. In...
-
Alcmaeon of
Croton (/ælkˈmiːɒn/; Gr****: Ἀλκμαίων ὁ Κροτωνιάτης, Alkmaiōn, gen.: Ἀλκμαίωνος; fl. 5th
century BC) was an
early Gr****
medical writer and ...
- they were returning, however, they
happened to meet with
Myllias the
Crotonian, and his wife
Timycha the Lacedæmonian, whom the
other Pythagoreans had...
- Myia (/ˈmaɪ.ə/;
Ancient Gr****: Μυῖα,
literally "Fly"; fl. c. 500 BC) was a
Pythagorean philosopher and,
according to
later tradition, one of the daughters...
-
Democedes of
Croton (/ˌdɛmoʊˈsiːdiːz/; Gr****: Δημοκήδης),
described in The
Histories of
Herodotus as "the most
skillful physician of his time". Democedes...
-
Phintys was a
Pythagorean philosopher,
probably from the
third century BC. She
wrote a work on the
correct behaviour of women, two
extracts of
which are...
- for
their national hero Ajax. Once in a
battle between the
Locrians and
Crotonians in Italy,
Autoleon wanted to
penetrate into this
vacant place, hoping...
-
Brontinus of
Metapontum (Gr****: Βροντῖνος, also Brotinus, Βροτῖνος; fl. 6th
century BCE),
Magna Graecia, was a
Pythagorean philosopher and a
friend and...
