- 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...
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point now
known as Capo Colonna.
Crotonians and
Sybarites would later become rivals. But meanwhile, the
Crotonians founded the
colonies of
Caulonia (near...
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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...
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Democedes of
Croton (/ˌdɛmoʊˈsiːdiːz/; Gr****: Δημοκήδης),
described in The
Histories of
Herodotus as "the most
skillful physician of his time". Democedes...
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Cylon of
Croton (Ancient Gr****: Κυλώνειο) was a
leading citizen of Croton,
Magna Graecia, who led a
revolt against the Pythagoreans,
probably around 509...
- 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...
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Corcyreans Corsica Corsican Corsicans Crete Cretan Cretans Croton Crotonian Crotonians Cyclades Cycladian Cycladians Cyprus Cypriot,
Cypriote Cypriots,...
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Pythagoras and Theano.
According to Iamblichus, Damo
married Meno the
Crotonian. Some
accounts refer to her as an only daughter,
while others indicate...
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Astylos of
Croton or
Astylus of
Croton (Ἄστυλος/Ἀστύαλος ὁ Κροτωνιάτης) was an
ancient Gr****
athlete who
competed in
three successive Olympic Games. In...
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Alcmaeon of
Croton (/ælkˈmiːɒn/; Gr****: Ἀλκμαίων ὁ Κροτωνιάτης, Alkmaiōn, gen.: Ἀλκμαίωνος; fl. 5th
century BC) was an
early Gr****
medical writer and ...
