02626cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324502750014226400510041730000470046833600260051533700260054133800360056750000310060350801960063452012180083053400450204865300180209365300650211165300400217665300410221685600430225763054UtSlPG20260610134443.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBR1 aToland, John,d1670-172210aHypatia :bor, The history of a most beautiful, most vertuous, most learned, and every way accomplish'd lady; who was torn to pieces by the clergy of Alexandria, to gratify the pride, emulation, and cruelty of their archbishop, commonly but undeservedly styled St. Cyril 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-08-27  aProduced by MWS, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
book was produced from images made available by the
HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"Hypatia" by John Toland is a historical account written in the mid-18th century. The book explores the life and tragic death of Hypatia, a renowned philosopher and mathematician of ancient Alexandria, highlighting her extraordinary accomplishments and the brutal circumstances surrounding her demise at the hands of a religious mob. It aims to shed light on the tension between rising Christianity and the declining pagan philosophy of the time.  The narrative follows Hypatia, who is celebrated for her beauty as well as her intellect. As the daughter of Theon, the head of the Alexandrian School, she receives an education that surpasses that available to most women of her era, eventually becoming a prominent teacher and philosopher in her own right. However, her close relationship with Orestes, the Roman governor of Alexandria, incites the envy and ire of Bishop Cyril and his followers. Their animosity culminates in a tragic conspiracy that leads to Hypatia's brutal murder, which serves both as a condemnation of the violent intersection of politics and religion during her time and as a poignant reminder of her legacy as a symbol of knowledge and virtue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHypatia, -415  aCyril, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, approximately 370-444  aChristianity -- Egypt -- Alexandria  aAlexandria (Egypt) -- Church history40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63054