Hypatia of Alexandria was a respected philosopher, mathematician, and teacher in one of the ancient world’s greatest cities. However, Alexandria was deeply divided by political and religious tensions.

Hypatia was one of the few notable Greek female scholars of Classical antiquity, and was brutally murdered because of her boundless curiosity, her unique perspective on the meaning of life and the ...

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 One day on the ...

In the bustling intellectual capital of the ancient world, Hypatia of Alexandria stood out as one of the most remarkable thinkers of her time, a woman who taught mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy ...