Hypatia

Here’s a concise timeline of Hypatia of Alexandria, a prominent philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer in Late Antiquity:

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Hypatia of Alexandria: Timeline

c. 355–370 CE

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Birth

• Born in Alexandria, Egypt.
• Daughter of Theon of Alexandria, a mathematician and astronomer associated with the Library of Alexandria.

c. 385–400 CE

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Education and Teaching

• Studied Platonic and Neoplatonic philosophy.
• Became the head of the Neoplatonist school in Alexandria.
• Taught philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy, gaining widespread respect from Christian and pagan intellectuals alike.
• Known to have taught students from diverse religious backgrounds, including future bishops and politicians.

Works and Contributions

 

(attributed or collaborative)

• Commentaries on Diophantus’s Arithmetica, Ptolemy’s Almagest, and Apollonius’s Conics.
• Possible contributions to Theon’s edition of Euclid’s Elements.

c. 410 CE

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Peak Influence

• Maintains strong ties with elite political figures like Orestes, the Roman governor of Egypt.
• Her influence is seen as a threat by rising Christian extremists in Alexandria.

415 CE

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Murder

• Brutally murdered by a mob of Christian zealots, likely part of a political power struggle involving:
  
• Cyril, the Bishop of Alexandria.
• Orestes, the Roman governor (an ally of Hypatia).
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• Her death is considered symbolic of the decline of classical pagan philosophy and the rise of Christian dominance in the Eastern Roman Empire.

🏛 Legacy

• Regarded as the first notable female mathematician in history.
• A martyr for science, learning, and philosophical inquiry.
• Celebrated in modern times as a symbol of intellectual courage and the tragic consequences of fanaticism.

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