Phanto of Phlius
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Phanto of Phlius
, was a Pythagorean
philosopher, and one of the last of the school until the Neopythagorean revival in the Roman era. He was a disciple of Philolaus
and Eurytus
, and, probably in his old age, contemporary with Aristoxenus
, the Peripatetic philosopher, c. 320 BC
.
Phlius
Phlius was a Greek city in the northwestern Argolid, in the Peloponnese, said to be named after the Greek hero, Phlias. Although geographically close to Argos, the city became a Spartan ally and a member of the Peloponnesian League....
, was a Pythagorean
Pythagoreanism
Pythagoreanism was the system of esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers, the Pythagoreans, who were considerably influenced by mathematics. Pythagoreanism originated in the 5th century BCE and greatly influenced Platonism...
philosopher, and one of the last of the school until the Neopythagorean revival in the Roman era. He was a disciple of Philolaus
Philolaus
Philolaus was a Greek Pythagorean and Presocratic philosopher. He argued that all matter is composed of limiting and limitless things, and that the universe is determined by numbers. He is credited with originating the theory that the earth was not the center of the universe.-Life:Philolaus is...
and Eurytus
Eurytus (Pythagorean)
Eurytus , an eminent Pythagorean philosopher, lived c. 400 BC, who Iamblichus in one passage describes as a native of Croton, while in another, he enumerates him among the Tarentine Pythagoreans. He was a disciple of Philolaus, and Diogenes Laërtiusmentions him among the teachers of Plato, though...
, and, probably in his old age, contemporary with Aristoxenus
Aristoxenus
Aristoxenus of Tarentum was a Greek Peripatetic philosopher, and a pupil of Aristotle. Most of his writings, which dealt with philosophy, ethics and music, have been lost, but one musical treatise, Elements of Harmony, survives incomplete, as well as some fragments concerning rhythm and...
, the Peripatetic philosopher, c. 320 BC
320 BC
Year 320 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cursor and Philo...
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