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The Life and Death of Hypatia of Alexandria, Part 2 - The Pax Romana Podcast 107
<p>How did the daughter of a mathematician acquire enough authority to teach Plato, edit difficult astronomical texts, advise powerful men and attract students from across the Mediterranean? What did elite education actually look like in the fourth century, especially for a woman? What kind of mathematics did Hypatia practice, and what can we really say about her lost writings? Why did Christian students seek out a pagan teacher? And how did her classroom become a place where mathematics, philosophy, religion and politics met This lecture follows Hypatia from Theon’s scholarly household to public prominence—and ends at the moment when that prominence began to carry new risks.</p><p></p><p>Donate: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WZTWCMWCJJYFC">https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WZTWCMWCJJYFC</a></p><p><br></p><p>YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ProfCPE"></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ProfCPE">https://www.youtube.com/@ProfCPE</a></p><p><br></p><p>Buy Professor Elliott's book:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pox-Romana-Turning-Ancient-History/dp/069121915X/"><em>Pox Romana: The Plague that Shook the Roman World</em></a>.</p>