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'''Croton''' is a city in [[Italy]] | [[File:PL-OVERTURE.jpg|thumb|Pythagoras speaking to citizens of Croton]] | ||
'''Croton''' is a city in [[Italy]] that was once an ancient [[Greece|Greek]] ''[[Polis|city-state]]'' in classical antiquity, Around the sixth century BCE [[Pythagoras]] and his protege, [[Kyros of Zarax]], spent a few years of their lives in Croton, where they thrived because of Pythagoras' knowledge. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
A few years after Pythagoras' discovery of the tetractys, he, Kyros, and several servants traveled to Croton, where they were welcomed by an invigorated crowd. Pythagoras and Kyros thrived during their stay in the city, and Pythagoras set up his own academy, passing his teachings onto young and ambitious scholars.<ref name="PL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Divine Science: Chapter 2 - Kyros of Zarax]]''</ref> | |||
A few years after Pythagoras' discovery of the tetractys, he, Kyros, and several servants traveled to Croton, where they were welcomed by an invigorated crowd. Pythagoras and Kyros thrived during their stay in the city, and Pythagoras set up his own academy, passing his teachings onto young and ambitious scholars. | |||
However, after having lived in the city for a while, tension began to build as people did not agree with Pythagoras' teachings any more. Some were simply envious, while others disagreed with Pythagoras' ideas and ideals. After an attempt was made on Pythagoras' life, he and Kyros left the city through a hidden passage in the house of one of his students, [[Milo]].<ref name="PL" /> | |||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' | |||
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[[Category:Cities in Italy]] | [[Category:Cities in Italy]] | ||
[[Category:Cities in Ancient Rome]] | [[Category:Cities in Ancient Rome]] | ||
[[Category:Former Greek colonies]] | [[Category:Former Greek colonies]] | ||
Revision as of 08:16, 1 November 2018
Croton is a city in Italy that was once an ancient Greek city-state in classical antiquity, Around the sixth century BCE Pythagoras and his protege, Kyros of Zarax, spent a few years of their lives in Croton, where they thrived because of Pythagoras' knowledge.
History
A few years after Pythagoras' discovery of the tetractys, he, Kyros, and several servants traveled to Croton, where they were welcomed by an invigorated crowd. Pythagoras and Kyros thrived during their stay in the city, and Pythagoras set up his own academy, passing his teachings onto young and ambitious scholars.[1]
However, after having lived in the city for a while, tension began to build as people did not agree with Pythagoras' teachings any more. Some were simply envious, while others disagreed with Pythagoras' ideas and ideals. After an attempt was made on Pythagoras' life, he and Kyros left the city through a hidden passage in the house of one of his students, Milo.[1]