Pythagorean Journey

Chris Lucas is a mathematics teacher who now lives and worksin Lancashire. His love of foreign travel has taken him to more than fortycountries, including many in the Middle East. He first moved there in the1980's to work at a school in Turkey and has been continually drawn back tothat part of the world over the years by its friendly people, breathtakingbeauty and unparalleled contrasts.

• Prologue   Pythagoras:An Introduction. 1Chapter 1  Of Myths and Legends: England to Greece. 13Chapter 2  Pythagoras’ Homeland: Samos. 37Chapter 3  To Ancient Empires: The Eastern Mediterranean. 55Chapter 4  Egypt andBabylon: The Nile and Beyond. 101Chapter 5  Land of the Ayatollahs: Iran. 129Chapter 6  From East toWest: Journey to the Adriatic. 149Chapter 7  Age of thePythagoreans: Southern Italy. 181Chapter 8  War and Peace:Magna Graecia. 217Epilogue    Changing Times. 239Appendix  Pythagoras’Theorem.. 259