Archytas of Tarentum

Also known as
Archytas
Dates
c. 428–c. 347 BC
Role
Pythagorean philosopher, mathematician, statesman of Tarentum

Pythagorean philosopher, mathematician, and statesman of Tarentum. Plato traveled to Archytas as part of his quest for learning.

Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship