PORCELAINia
Spheres of Pythagoras
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 Iamblichus Icosahedron/Dodecahedron Dual: 107 grams/6.3 cm high Archived for Presentation |
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Iamblichus 3rd-4th Century CE
Iamblichus Chalcidensis was a Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher whose compendium, On the Pythagorean Life is one of the most extensive surviving sources of Pythagoras’ thought. He emphasized Pythagoras’ understanding of Earth as a sphere and the importance of the sphere, the dodecahedron and the pentagon in his secret teachings.