What Happened To The Pythagorean Brotherhood?

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Established around 500 B.C. in Crotone, Italy, the Pythagorean Brotherhood was one of the earliest secret societies. Crotone was a flourishing Greek colony and a center for intellectuals who exchanged ideas and theories.

After escaping Samos's tyrannical rule, the great Greek philosopher Pythagoras migrated to Southern Italy and founded the Pythagorean School of Mathematics in Crotone.

Once he established his academy in the Italian city, he was soon surrounded by many followers who wanted to acquire some of his knowledge. Pythagoras was a remarkable person who transformed the ancient world and still inspires the realms of science, mathematics, philosophy, and the arts.

Besides being a brilliant mathematician, Pythagoras was also a mystic. Once he founded the Pythagorean Brotherhood, the central teachings revolved around mathematics, strict vegetarianism, reincarnation, and the cults of Apollo and the Muses, ancient patron goddesses of poetry and culture.

One of the greatest mysteries about the Pythagorean Brotherhood involves Pythagoras's vision and the mysterious death of one of his followers.

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