Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras, or Pythagoric Life / Accompanied by Fragments of the Ethical Writings of certain Pythagoreans in the Doric dialect; and a collection of Pythagoric Sentences from Stobaeus and others, which are omitted by Gale in his Opuscula Mythologica, and have not been noticed by any editor

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.

THE LIFE, and c. CHAP. I.

FRAGMENTS OF THE ETHICAL WRITINGS OF CERTAIN PYTHAGOREANS.

FROM HIPPODAMUS, THE THURIAN, IN HIS TREATISE ON FELICITY.

FROM EURYPHAMUS, IN HIS TREATISE CONCERNING HUMAN LIFE.

FROM HIPPARCHUS, IN HIS TREATISE ON TRANQUILLITY.

FROM ARCHYTAS, IN HIS TREATISE CONCERNING THE GOOD AND HAPPY MAN.

FROM THEAGES, IN HIS TREATISE ON THE VIRTUES.

FROM METOPUS, IN HIS TREATISE CONCERNING VIRTUE.

FROM CLINIAS.

FROM THEAGES, IN HIS TREATISE ON THE VIRTUES. (2)

FROM THE TREATISE OF ARCHYTAS ON ETHICAL ERUDITION.

FROM ARCHYTAS, IN HIS TREATISE ON THE GOOD AND HAPPY MAN.

FROM CRITO, IN HIS TREATISE ON PRUDENCE AND PROSPERITY.

FROM ARCHYTAS, IN HIS TREATISE ON THE GOOD AND HAPPY MAN. (2)

FROM ARCHYTAS, IN HIS TREATISE ON DISCIPLINES.

FROM POLUS, IN HIS TREATISE ON JUSTICE.

PYTHAGORIC ETHICAL SENTENCES FROM STOBAEUS, Which are omitted

SELECT SENTENCES OF SEXTUS THE PYTHAGOREAN.

PYTHAGORIC SENTENCES, FROM THE PROTREPTICS OF IAMBLICHUS. [96]

ADDITIONAL NOTES.

ADDITIONAL NOTES. (2)

FOOTNOTES

Transcriber's Notes

ACCOMPANIED BY
FRAGMENTS OF THE ETHICAL WRITINGS
OF CERTAIN PYTHAGOREANS IN THE DORIC DIALECT;

AND A
Collection of Pythagoric Sentences
FROM STOBÆUS AND OTHERS,
WHICH ARE OMITTED BY GALE IN HIS
OPUSCULA MYTHOLOGICA,
AND HAVE NOT BEEN NOTICED BY ANY EDITOR.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK.

BY THOMAS TAYLOR.


Approach ye genuine philosophic few,

The Pythagoric Life belongs to you:

But far, far off ye vulgar herd profane;

For Wisdom’s voice is heard by you in vain:

And you, Mind’s lowest link, and darksome end,

Good Rulers, Customs, Laws, alone can mend.

IAMBLICVS PH. PYTHAGORIC

LONDON:
PRINTED BY A. J. VALPY,
TOOKE’S COURT, CHANCERY LANE;
AND SOLD BY THE AUTHOR,
9, MANOR PLACE, WALWORTH.
1818.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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