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Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher
By Watts, Edward J.
- ISBN
- 9780190210038
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ.
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Reviewed on March 1, 2017 | Arts and Humanities
In a Greco-Roman world dominated by men, Hypatia led a thriving philosophical school in late fourth-century Alexandria, offered counsel to Roman civic authorities, and even counted a future Christian bishop among her lifelong disciples. Unfortunately, her death at the hands of a Christian mob in 415 ("in the wrong place at the wrong time") led to her being remembered more as a symbolic victim of injustice than for her successes in...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
