Hipatia de Alejandría, fascinating figure for his scholarship: philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. He was admired by his contemporaries and had the unconditional support of his father, Theon. His social and political prestige and... more
Hipatia de Alejandría, fascinating figure for his scholarship: philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. He was admired by his contemporaries and had the unconditional support of his father, Theon. His social and political prestige and being illustrated woman served the Christian fanaticism for use as a "scapegoat" in clashes between pagans, Jews and Christians; despite their religious impartiality. His love for freedom and truth, as a way of life, were undoubtedly the inescapable evidence of the cruel murder to which she was subjected.
