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Metapontum or
Metapontium (Ancient Gr****: Μεταπόντιον, romanized: Metapontion) was an
ancient city of
Magna Graecia,
situated on the gulf of Tarentum,...
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Hippasus of
Metapontum (/ˈhɪpəsəs/;
Ancient Gr****: Ἵππασος ὁ Μεταποντῖνος, Híppasos; c. 530 – c. 450 BC) was a Gr****
philosopher and
early follower of...
- Laevinus, and the
combined forces of Gr****s from Epirus, Tarentum, Thurii,
Metapontum, and
Heraclea under the
command of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus.
Although the...
- may have been
killed during this ****cution, or he may have
escaped to
Metapontum and died there.
Pythagoras influenced Plato whose dialogues (especially...
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colonization of Italy,
founding important cities such as Sybaris,
Kroton and
Metapontum.
Unlike the
other major tribes, the
Achaeans did not have a
separate dialect...
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numbers is
usually attributed to a
Pythagorean (possibly
Hippasus of
Metapontum), who
probably discovered them
while identifying sides of the pentagram...
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raiding territory to
include the
towns of Nola, Nuceria, Thurii, and
Metapontum. The
distance between these locations and the
subsequent events indicate...
- Basilicata. The
nearby village of
Metaponto is the site of the
ancient city of
Metapontum.
Until the 15th century, it was
called Camarda. It is home to a castle...
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honours in
Metapontum and Thurii. He was
worshipped as a
divine being under various names in
Italy where statues of him
existed at Argyripa,
Metapontum, Thurii...
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attributed to Pythagoras, more
specifically to the
Pythagorean Hippasus of
Metapontum, who
produced a (most
likely geometrical)
proof of the
irrationality of...
