Hypatia | Death, Facts, & Biography | Britannica
WEBHypatia was brutally murdered by a mob of Christian fanatics. They pulled her from her carriage on a street in Alexandria, dragged her to a church, stripped her naked, beat her to death and/or flayed her, tore off her limbs, and burned her remains.
Hypatia - Wikipedia
WEBHypatia's murder shocked the empire and transformed her into a "martyr for philosophy", leading future Neoplatonists such as the historian Damascius (c. 458 – c. 538) to become increasingly fervent in their opposition to Christianity.
The Killing of Hypatia | Lapham’s Quarterly
WEBJan 16, 2019 · Hypatia’s death marked the end of paganism and the triumph of Christianity, the final act of a one-hundred-year-old feud waged by the new religion against the ancient world.
Living in a Man's World: The Untimely & Brutal Death of Hypatia
WEBMar 1, 2019 · Hypatia was a philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer who lived in a man’s world in 4th century Alexandria. Times were turbulent and the brutal and sudden end to Hypatia’s life shows just how difficult it was to be a …
Hypatia: The Female Greek Philosopher Killed for Her Beliefs
WEBMar 27, 2024 · Hypatia, one of the greatest philosophers of Alexandria, was admired for her groundbreaking ideas but was brutally murdered for them by Christian fanatics in the fourth century AD.
Hypatia of Alexandria: The Life and Death of a Female Philosopher
WEBJun 20, 2021 · The Murder Of Hypatia Of Alexandria. Hypatia, by Charles William Mitchell, 1885, from the Laing Gallery, Via ArtUK. Hypatia’s murder was not a straightforward religious conflict, but rather it was a battle for power between rival dignitaries.
The Mysterious Death of Hypatia: Explained - This Week in Libraries
WEBJan 27, 2024 · Hypatia was brutally murdered by a mob of Christian zealots in 415 AD. Her death was a result of the growing animosity between the Christian and pagan communities in Alexandria. Her tragic end marked the decline of intellectual and scientific pursuits in the city.
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WEBMar 21, 2024 · In A.D. 415 Christian fanatics attacked and murdered Hypatia of Alexandria, claiming she was a heretic using black magic. Here’s the truth. A detail from Raphael’s 1509-1511 masterpiece ...
Hypatia, Ancient Alexandria’s Great Female Scholar
WEBMar 14, 2010 · On the streets of Alexandria, Egypt, a mob led by Peter the Lector brutally murdered Hypatia, one of the last great thinkers of ancient Alexandria. Mary Evans Picture Library / Alamy.
The murder of ancient Alexandria's greatest scholar - Soraya Field ...
WEBAug 1, 2019 · Dive into the life of one of Ancient Rome’s most powerful figures, Hypatia of Alexandria, a renowned scholar and political advisor to the city's leaders. -- In the city of Alexandria in 415 CE ...