THE ORDER AND THE DOCTRINE OF PYTHAGORAS: THE ORDER AND THE DOCTRINE

One day about 580 BC the great Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras was born on the isle of Samos. Here he spent his childhood - and he is now known as "the Samian". He was the son of Mnesarchus, and grew up in a moderately wealthy family. (Though other accounts says he was born a son of the god Apollo...) Once when he was in Egypt, the great mathematician Thales recommended him to study there to enlarge his knowledge.