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 ...

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.

We'll unravel how a middle-aged philosopher turned into a romanticized icon, spotlighting Charles Mitchell's 1885 painting and the Victorian novel that inspired it—making Hypatia into a symbol for ...

Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 181 (Sale info: For Sale). "Hypatia, the daughter of Theon the mathematician of Alexandria was initiated into her father's studies; . . . and publicly taught ...

1. Enheduanna (XXIV BC) -- 2. Aganice (XX BC) -- 3. Theano (sixth century BC) -- 4. Aglaonike (V BC or 200 BC) -- 5. Hypatia of Alexandria (355 or 370 ca. to 415 ...