He writes in the third century AD that: -…he formed a school in the city [of Samos], the ‘semicircle’ of Pythagoras, which is known by that name even today, in which the Samians hold political meetings.
He was a Samian living in Rome in a self-imposed exile.
It came successively under Etruscan and Greek influences, and in c. 424 BC was occupied by the Samians.
The Samians sent an old and unpopular man who they were rather glad to be rid of anyway; but he was so embittered and so angry about it that after he'd been handed over he revealed the secret of the water tunnel.
The Samians were among the most active of the Greek traders with Egypt.
adjectiveˈseɪmɪən
Relating to Samos.
（与）萨摩斯岛（有关）的
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So she was the patron goddess of Samos and had a spectacular temple there, along with Samian rituals; she also had an important shrine at Argos, strategically placed on an area of disputed territory, where she was also patron goddess.
His claim to Samian fame was that he was a political saviour and restorer.
First he comments on the Samian response to his teaching methods: he tried to use his symbolic method of teaching which was similar in all respects to the lessons he had learnt in Egypt.
These bronzes support the evidence of the ancient literary testimonia which ascribe legendary skills and achievements in casting techniques to Samian bronzeworkers (see Pausanias 8. 14.)
Counters used for gaming, and spindle whorls used in textile manufacture began to be made increasingly from reused red Samian pottery, trimmed and pierced to fit their new uses.
He considered this temple one of the greatest things he had seen throughout his travels in the Ancient World, matched only by the Samian harbour works and the water tunnel.
The second grave also contained a bronze and a glass jug, several Samian bowls, a bronze lampholder and a range of coarser pottery including a small beaker.
Arranged all around it was a complete dinner set in Samian ware - four plates, four cups and four dishes, and a Samian serving dish.
One of the curious aspects was the age of the decorated Samian bowls when they were placed in the graves.
Stamped Samian pottery in the original construction trench was made AD 80-95.
In the earliest phase, for example, colour-coated beakers are seen as uniquely appropriate for young people, both as urns and accessory vessels; and at all times small Samian cups were only ever found with children younger than eight.
The huge range of finds from the site include, from Roman levels, a rare button-and-loop fastener made of bone, painted glass, Samian pottery, coins and oyster shells.