Archytas
4th-century BC Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and statesman
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Updated 2026-05-29
Ancient Greek mathematician who allegedly founded mechanical engineering and hung around with Plato. Tarentum's most intellectually ambitious resident, at least until history stopped writing him down.
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Archytas was an Ancient Greek mathematician, music theorist, statesman, and strategist from the ancient city of Taras (Tarentum) in modern Apulia, Southern Italy. He was a scientist and philosopher affiliated with the Pythagorean school and famous for being the reputed founder of mathematical mechanics and a friend of Plato.
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