The life and murder of ancient scholar Hypatia of Alexandria

Watch “The murder of ancient Alexandria’s greatest scholar – Soraya Field Fiorio” from 2019, about Hypatia, one of the speculative Feminine Gnostics Saints in James Eschelman’s Gnostic Mass rewritten as The Thelemic Mass as published in 777½.

“Dive into the life of one of Ancient Rome’s most powerful figures, Hypatia of Alexandria, a renowned scholar and political advisor to the city’s leaders.

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In the city of Alexandria in 415 CE, the bishop and the governor were in a fight. It started with a disagreement over the behavior of a militia of monks, and ended with an accusation of witchcraft leveled against one of the most powerful figures in the city: Hypatia, philosopher and advisor to the city’s leaders. Who was Hypatia and why was she deemed a threat? Soraya Field Fiorio investigates.”