Hypatia of Alexandria by Maria Dzielska, F. Lyra

Hypatia of Alexandria

Maria Dzielska, F. Lyra

176 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction biography history philosophy challenging informative slow-paced
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Hypatia--brilliant mathematician, eloquent Neoplatonist, and a woman renowned for her beauty--was brutally murdered by a mob of Christians in Alexandria in 415. She has been a legend ever since. In this engrossing book, Maria Dzielska searches beh...

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