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PYTHAGORAS
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VOLUME ONE
BIOGRAPHIES

IAMBLICHUS

  1. Importance of the Subject
  2. Youth, Education, Travels
  3. Journey to Egypt
  4. Studies in Egypt and Babylonia
  5. Travels in Greece, Settlement at Crotona
  6. Pythagorean Community
  7. Italian Political Achievements
  8. Intuition, Reverence, Temperance, Studiousness
  9. Community and Chastity
  10. Advice to Youths
  11. Advice to Women
  12. Why he calls himself a Pythagorean
  13. He shared Orpheus's Control over Animals
  14. Pythagoras's preexistence
  15. He Cured by Medicine and Music
  16. Pythagorean Aestheticism
  17. Tests of Initiation
  18. Organization of the Pythagorean School
  19. Abaris the Scythian
  20. Psychological Requirements
  21. Daily Program
  22. Friendship
  23. Use of parables in Instruction
  24. Dietary Suggestions
  25. Music and poetry
  26. Theoretical Music
  27. Mutual political Assistance
  28. Divinity of Pythagoras
  29. Sciences and Maxims
  30. Justice and politics
  31. Temperance and Self-control
  32. Fortitude
  33. Universal Friendship
  34. Nonmercenary Secrecy
  35. Attack on Pythagoreanism
  36. The Pythagorean Succession

LIFE OF PYTHAGORAS BY PORPHYRY

ANONYMOUS BIOGRAPHY, BY PHOTIUS

DIOGENES LAERTIUS

  1. Early Life
  2. Studies
  3. Initiations
  4. Transmigration
  5. Works
  6. General Views on Life
  7. Ages of Life
  8. Social Customs
  9. Distinguished Appearance
  10. Women Deified by Marriage
  11. Scientific culture
  12. Diet and Sacrifices
  13. Measures and Weights
  14. Hesperus Identified with Lucifer
  15. Students and Reputations
  16. Friendship Founded on Symbols
  17. Symbols or Maxims
  18. Personal Habits
  19. Various Teachings
  20. Poetic Testimonies
  21. Death of Pythagoras
  22. Pythagoras's Family
  23. Ridiculing Epigrams
  24. Last Pythagoreans
  25. Various Pythagoras Namesakes
  26. Pythagoras's Letter to Anaximenes
  27. Empedocles's Connection





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FRIENDSHIP FOUNDED ON SYMBOLS

Pythagoras was famous for his power of attracting friendships; and among other things, if he ever heard that anyone had any community of symbols with him, he at once made him a companion and a friend.

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