Scenarios about 'pythagorean brotherhood'
The Pythagorean Brotherhood was an ancient Greek philosophical and religious sect founded by Pythagoras in the 6th century BCE. This influential community combined mathematical theories with mystical beliefs, practicing communal living, vegetarianism, and studying the mathematical principles they believed governed the universe. In alternate history scenarios, the Brotherhood often serves as a focal point for timelines exploring how different developments in early mathematics, philosophy, or secret societies might have altered Western intellectual traditions.
What If Pythagoras Founded a Scientific Academy Instead of a Religious Sect?
Exploring how Western science and philosophy might have developed if Pythagoras had established an empirical scientific institution rather than a mystical brotherhood, potentially accelerating scientific progress by centuries.