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Anaxilaus

Anaxilaus of Larissa was a physician and Pythagorean philosopher. He was banished from Rome in B.C. 28 by Augustus on the charge of practicing magic. Some believe his exceptional knowledge of natural science allowed him to produce tricks that were mistaken for magic.



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