Tusculan Disputations · Character
Archytas
Pythagorean philosopher and mathematician; friend of Plato.
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Also known as Archytas 9, Archytas
First appearance: tusculan disputations
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Native of Tarentum, mathematician and geometrician; said to have saved Plato's life and influenced Aristotle.
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With Plato (friendship): Archytas, a Pythagorean philosopher and statesman, was a close friend and contemporary of Plato, with Plato visiting him in Tarentum. In Endnotes: Native of Tarentum, mathematician and…
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