.The author examines the influence Pythagoras had on
ancient learning, the Pythagorean Theorem, and the Pythagorean School,
and notes that that the Pythagorean School was inspired by Pythagoras's genius. It was
half religious and half scientific, and followed a code of secrecy which served its purpose in
ancient times, but which has prevented historians from obtaining much information about Pythagoras other than through later second-hand sources.