Archytas (/ ˈ ɑːr k ɪ t ə s /; Greek: Ἀρχύτας; 435/410–360/350 BC [2]) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, music theorist, [3] statesman, and strategist from the ancient city of Taras (Tarentum) in Southern Italy.

Jun 26, 2003 · Archytas of Tarentum was a Greek mathematician, political leader and philosopher, active in the first half of the fourth century BC (i.e., during Plato’s lifetime). He was the last prominent figure in the early Pythagorean tradition and the dominant political figure in Tarentum, being elected general seven consecutive times.

Archytas of Tarentum was a Greek scientist, philosopher, and major Pythagorean mathematician. Plato, a close friend, made use of his work in mathematics, and there is evidence that Euclid borrowed from him for the treatment of number theory in Book VIII of his Elements.

Dec 19, 2021 · Archytas’ steam-powered flying pigeon was a highly advanced invention for his time. It was called the flying pigeon because its structure resembled a bird in flight. It was built of wood, and was one of the first attempts to understand the way in which birds manage to fly.

Apr 25, 2024 · Archytas of Tarentum, who was born around the year 435 BC in what is now Taranto, Apulia, Italy, was another in a long line of brilliant polymaths from Ancient Greece, a noted military general and strategist who also made his mark in the realms of geometry, physics, astronomy, and music.

It is astounding that Archytas, who represents the developed Pythagore- anism that “makes a direct and personal impact on Plato himself” (Guthrie 1962: 333) and whom Gregory Vlastos has called a “master metaphysician”

Archytas of Tarentum was a mathematician, statesman and philosopher who lived in Tarentum in Magna Graecia, an area of southern Italy which was under Greek control in the fifth century BC. The Pythagoreans, who had at one stage been strong throughout Magna Graecia, were attacked and expelled until only the town of Tarentum remained a stronghold ...

ARCHYTAS OF TARENTUM(C. 425 BCE—C. 350 BCE) Archytas of Tarentum was active in the first half of the fourth century BCE as a mathematician and a philosopher in the Pythagorean tradition. He is famous for having sent a ship in 361 BCE to …

May 23, 2005 · Archytas of Tarentum is one of the three most important philosophers in the Pythagorean tradition, a prominent mathematician, who gave the first solution to the famous problem of doubling the...

Dec 16, 2024 · In the fifth century BC, a brilliant thinker named Archytas emerged from Ancient Greece with an invention that would set the stage for modern robotics. Archytas created what is often referred to as the first robot: a steam-powered mechanical bird known as the flying pigeon.