τίς ἦν ὁ Πυθαγόρας; / Who was Pythagoras? (Explained in Ancient Greek)

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Pythagoras is one of my favorite philosophers, so I am really glad that I finally found the time to do this video and tell you about him. The things I say are mostly a simplified version of Diogenes Laertius’ “Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers” (Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων), which is a really fun book to read (well, for a classicist at least, I guess...).
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Music: “The A Minor Morning Tune” (το Μινόρε της Αυγής) by Aliki Markantonatou. Used in this video with kind permission of Seikilo Ancient World Music.
You can listen to the whole song here:    • Ancient Lyre - The A Minor Morning Tu...