In Alexandria there was a woman named Hypatia, daughter of the philosopher Theon, who made such big attainments in literature and science, that she surpassed all the philosophers of her own time. Fordham University History Department, and the Fordham Center for Medieval Studies in And surely The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted in presence of the magistrates. Home > Fathers of the Church > Church History (Socrates Scholasticus) > Book VII. Despite this, Theophilus tolerated Hypatia's school and seems to have regarded Hypatia as his ally. By Jonathan MS Pearce • May 15, 2013 • 1 comment. Socrates Scholasticus: The Murder of Hypatia (late 4th Cent. Some of them, therefore, hurried away by a fierce and bigoted zeal, whose Her father, Theon, was also a mathematician and philosopher, associated with the Musæum (a pagan temple-cum-philosophical school), and assisted her a good deal in getting her started in her work. her from her carriage, they took her to the church called Caesareum, where Hypatia’s death marked the end of paganism and the triumph of Christianity, the final act of a one-hundred-year-old feud waged by the new religion against the ancient world. Wherefore she had great spite and envy owed unto her, and because 15. Hypatia was hunted down and kidnapped by a magistrate called Peter and his fellow Christians and taken to the church at Caesareum. Socrates Scholasticus presents Hypatia’s murder as entirely politically motivated and makes no mention of any role that Hypatia’s paganism might have played in her death. Socrates Scholasticus . Hypatia's death in 415 is authenticated by an ancient, nearly contemporary, account of the church historian Socrates Scholasticus (Valesius, 1680; Deakin, 1996, pp. According to another account (by Socrates Scholasticus) she was killed by an Alexandrian mob under the leadership of the reader Peter. the institutional owner, and is not liable as the result of any legal action. Featuring the Church Fathers, Catholic Encyclopedia, Summa Theologica and more. On account Other History Sourcebooks: African | East Asian | Global | Indian | Islamic | Jewish |  Lesbian and Gay | Science | Women's, Subsidiary SourcebooksAfricanEastern AsianGlobalIndianJewishIslamicLesbian/GayScienceWomen, Special ResourcesByzantiumMedieval MusicSaints' Lives This affair brought AD 350–370, d. 415) was an Alexandrine Neoplatonist philosopher in Egypt who was the first well-documented woman in mathematics. How-To Tutorials; Suggestions; Machine Translation Editions; Noahs Archive Project; About Us. distribution in print form for educational purposes and personal Socrates Scholasticus: The Murder of Hypatia (Late 4th Cent) The above source is about a woman known as Hypatia, the female philosopher who was a daughter to a great philosopher called Theon who made great achievements in science and literature to the extent that … As head of the Platonist school at Alexandria, she also taught philosophy and astronomy. Likewise, Damascius remembers her as pagan martyr in an increasingly hostile Christian age (this, of course, in spite of the close ties she kept with church-going intellectuals throughout her career). 15." The contemporary Christian historiographer Socrates Scholasticus described her in Ecclesiastical History: “ There was a woman at Alexandria named Hypatia, daughter of the philosopher Theon, who made such attainments in literature and science, as to far surpass all the philosophers of her own time. her carriage, they took her to the church called Caesareum, where Hypatia’s murder is described in the writings of the fth-century Christian historian, Socrates Scholasticus: \All men did both reverence and had her in admiration for the singular modesty of her mind. Th… Socrates, also called Socrates Scholasticus, Greek Sokrates, (born c. 380, Constantinople—died c. 450), Byzantine church historian whose annotated chronicle, Historia ecclesiastica (“Ecclesiastical History”), is an indispensable documentary source for Christian history from 305 to 439. Having succeeded to the school of nothing can be farther from the spirit of Christianity than the allowance an assembly of men. Cyril would need another way of getting to the prefect if he wanted to exert his power over the city as a whole, and, fatally for her, he would find it in the quiet person of Hypatia. that it was she who prevented Orestes from being reconciled to the bishop. In The Historia Ecclesiastica, Socrates Scholasticus says that Hypatia wrote a commentary on Apollonius of Perga’s Conic Sections. Hypatia's death in 415 is authenticated by an ancient, nearly contemporary, account of the church historian Socrates Scholasticus (Valesius, 1680; Deakin, 1996, pp. And surely nothing can be farther Translation as in Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. Hypatia’s death marked the end of paganism and the triumph of Christianity, the final act of a one-hundred-year-old feud waged by the new religion against the ancient world. not the least opprobrium, not only upon Cyril, but also upon Hypatia: An Annotated Bibliography Halsall, Paul. This has not survived. texts related to medieval and Byzantine history. According to this account, in 415 a feud began over Jewish dancing exhibitions in Alexandria, which attracted large crowds and were commonly prone to civil disorder of varying degrees. 380, d.?) Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus. tearing her body in pieces, they took her mangled limbs to a place called I… Socrates Scholasticus: the Manuscripts of the "Church History" The Church History of Socrates Scholasticus is a continuation of the Church History of Eusebius of Caesarea.. Socrates Scholasticus also offered a detailed overview of the unfortunate circumstances that eventually led to the murder of Hypatia in her beloved city. She was best known as a teacher, eventually becoming the head of the Alexandrian neoplatonic school. from Ecclesiastical History, Bk VI: Chap. Socrates Scholasticus’ account is the closest in time to the events and clearly states that Hypatia “fell a victim to the political jealousy which at that time prevailed”. Ecclesiastical History by Socrates Scholasticus (c. 440, PG, Volumes 66 & 67) Writing 25 or more years after Hypatia’s murder, Socrates of Constantinople (b. Factfile: Hypatia of Alexandria. Having succeeded to the school of Plato and Plotinus, she explained Hypatia of Alexandria was the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development of mathematics. and virtue admired her the more. THERE WAS a woman at Alexandria named Hypatia, daughter of the philosopher Hypatia was hunted down and kidnapped by a magistrate called Peter and his fellow Christians and taken to the church at Caesareum. from Ecclesiastical History, Bk VI: C… Hypatia (b. ca. Due to the fact that wiki has some great starter articles, and I don’t necessarily have the time to write some of my own, but feel that there are some people who deserve greater notoriety. admired her the more. for Medieval Studies.The IHSP recognizes the contribution of Fordham University, the pleadings, Hypatia refused to abandon her ideas and convert to Christianity. document is copyright. Socrates Scholasticus was interpreted as saying that, while she was still alive, Hypatia's flesh was torn off using oyster shells (tiles; the Greek word is ostrakois, which literally means "with or by oystershells" but the word was also used for brick tiles on the roofs of houses and for pottery sherds). For as she had frequent interviews with Orestes, it was calumniously reported among the Christian populace that it … Socrates tells us that “they called him a pagan idolater, and applied to him many other abusive epithets. Other writers include Socrates Scholasticus, who wrote about her in Ecclesiastical History in 440. Film: Modern, Medieval Sourcebook: For all men on account of her extraordinary dignity Instead, he reasons that “she fell a victim to the political jealousy which at that time prevailed. interviews with Orestes, it was calumniously reported among the This happened in the for Medieval Studies. month of March during Lent, in the fourth year of Cyril's episcopate, under Historians believe that the most dependable observation of Hypatia's life and death comes from Socrates Ecclesiastical History and the Suda (Viney). Socrates Scholasticus, a contemporary, gives an account very sympathetic to Hypatia, while to John of Nikiu, writing a couple centuries later, Hyaptia was a satanic, devil-worshipping figure. Haar tijdgenoot, de christelijke historicus Socrates Scholasticus, schetst het volgende portret van haar in zijn Kerkgeschiedenis : Er was in Alexandrië een vrouw met de naam Hypatia, dochter van de filosoof Theoon, die in de literatuur en wetenschap zo succesvol was, dat zij alle filosofen van haar tijd overtrof. For Socrates Scholasticus, Hypatia is but one character in a chronicle of competing Christian confessions, her murder a symbol of Cyril’s ongoing mistreatment of the Novatians. Hypatia’s murder is described in the writings of the fth-century Christian historian, Socrates Scholasticus: \All men did both reverence and had her in admiration for the singular modesty of her mind. the principles of philosophy to her auditors, many of whom came Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus. Socrates Scholasticus was interpreted as saying that, while she was still alive, Hypatia's flesh was torn off using oyster shells (tiles; the Greek word is ostrakois, which literally means "with or by oystershells" but the word was also used for brick tiles on the roofs of houses and for pottery sherds). away by a fierce and bigoted zeal, whose ringleader was a reader The Life of Hypatia By Socrates Scholasticus, from his Ecclesiastical History [Socrates Scholasticus was born in Constantinople c. 380, and died c. 450. being reconciled to the bishop. Church historian; b. c. 380 (Constantinople), d. c. 450. Hypatia never married and had no children. of massacres, fights, and transactions of that sort. (Life of Hypatia, by Socrates Scholasticus) “Some of them, therefore, hurried away by a fierce and bigoted zeal, whose ringleader was Peter (the reader, a high church position in those illiterate times), waylaid her returning home, and dragging her from her carriage, they took her to the church called Caesareum, where they completely stripped her, and then inhumanly butchered her with pottery shards. many of whom came from a distance to receive her instructions. Her contemporary, Socrates Scholasticus, describes her in his Ecclesiastical History – There was a woman at Alexandria named Hypatia, daughter of the philosopher Theon, who made such attainments in literature and science, as to far surpass all the philosophers of her own time. THERE was a woman at Alexandria named Hypatia, daughter of the under the tenth consulate of Honorius, and the sixth of Theodosius. of the cultivation of her mind, she not unfrequently appeared in public Ancient Law If you do reduplicate the document, indicate the source. halsall@murray.fordham.edu, The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is located at the History Department of  Fordham University, New York. Hypatia's Death . The Life of Hypatia by Socrates Scholasticus __Primary Source__ Biographical entry describing her murder. By Socrates Scholasticus, from his Ecclesiastical History Reprinted with permission from Alexandria 2 THERE WAS a woman at Alexandria named Hypatia, daughter of the philosopher Theon, who made such attainments in literature and science, as to far surpass all the philosophers of her own time. but the word was also applied to brick tiles used on the roofs of houses. the whole Alexandrian church. An English translation of the pertinent extract from the Ecclesiastical History of Socrates ... Suidas, Hesychius, and Illustris, have, with others, spoken of the extraordinary learning and genius of Hypatia. He personally taught her in the arts, literature, mathematics, science and philosophy, pretty much everything he knew. Home | Ancient History Sourcebook | Medieval Sourcebook |  Modern History Sourcebook | Byzantine Studies Page AD 350–370, d. 415) was an Alexandrine Neoplatonist philosopher in Egypt who was the first well-documented woman in mathematics. For as she had frequent interviews What comes down to us is similar to the story given by Socrates Scholasticus—Hypatia is a learned woman, esteemed for her knowledge and behavior—but Damascius leaves out the political overtones leading up to her death. Socrates Scholasticus’ account is the closest in time to the events and clearly states that Hypatia “fell a victim to the political jealousy which at that time prevailed”. Hypatia: An Annotated Bibliography Halsall, Paul. Personal Details and The End. There was a woman at Alexandria named Hypatia, daughter of the philosopher Theon, who made such attainments in literature and science, as to far surpass all the philosophers of her own time. Having succeeded to the school of Plato and Plotinus, she explained the principles of philosophy to her auditors, many of whom came from a distance to receive her instructions. * The Greek word is ostrakois, literally "oystershells," Socrates of Constantinople (Greek: Σωκράτης ὁ Σχολαστικός; c. 380 – after 439), also known as Socrates Scholasticus, was a 5th-century Christian church historian, a contemporary of Sozomen and Theodoret. After tearing her body in pieces, they took her mangled limbs The Ecclesiastical History eBook: Scholasticus, Socrates, Boer, Paul, Zenos, A.C.: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store from the spirit of Christianity than the allowance of massacres, Hypatia was an associate of Orestes, the Roman political leader of Alexandria and a rival of the Christian bishop Cyril for control of the city. According to another account (by Socrates Scholasticus) she was killed by an Alexandrian mob under the leadership of the reader Peter. Unless otherwise indicated the specific electronic form of the The Life of Hypatia By Socrates Scholasticus, from his Ecclesiastical History [Socrates Scholasticus was born in Constantinople c. 380, and died c. 450. Hypatia’s death marked the end of paganism and the triumph of Christianity, ... she not infrequently appeared in public in presence of the magistrates,” wrote Socrates Scholasticus, her contemporary in Constantinople. Personal Details and The End. jealousy which at that time prevailed. Both Socrates Scholasticus and John of Nikiu—and nearly every other text that describes Hypatia’s life—tell the same story of her end, of the actions the Christians took to silence her “power” over Orestes. Both Socrates Scholasticus and John of Nikiu—and nearly every other text that describes Hypatia's life—tell the same story of her end, of the actions the Christians took to silence her "power" over Orestes. Theophilus supported the bishopric of Hypatia's pupil Synesius, who describes Theophilus in his letters with love and admiration. It relates in simple Greek language what the Church experienced from the days of Constantineto the writer's time. all the philosophers of her own time. Hypatia was born around 355 into the Roman elite and educated by her famed mathematician father Theon; she would live in his house and work alongside him for her entire life. Christian populace, that it was she who prevented Orestes from Film: Ancient * After The Internet In The Historia Ecclesiastica, Socrates Scholasticus says that Hypatia wrote a commentary on Apollonius of Perga’s Conic Sections. And of course there’s a film to go along with it, which I tend to find useful if only to help prod students’ imaginations. Neither did she feel abashed in coming to an assembly of men. use. Of Hypatia the Female Philosopher. The IHSP is a project independent of Fordham University. jealousy which at that time prevailed. had acquired in consequence of the cultivation of her mind, she Pagan Memory Calendar This is the life of Hypatia in the version by Socrates Scholasticus, told in his Historia Ecclesiastica; English translation based on the Italian version found on … An English translation of the pertinent extract from the Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus, Book VII, Chapter 15, is given below.The author, Socrates Scholasticus was a 5th century Byzantine historian. A few years later, according to one report, Hypatia was brutally murdered by the Nitrian monks who were a fanatical sect of Christians who were supporters of Cyril. He supposing this to be a snare laid for him by Cyril, exclaimed that he was a Christian, and had been baptized by Atticus the bishop at Constantinople” (Socrates Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History, book … "There was a woman in Alexandria named Hypatia, daughter of the philosopher Theon, who made such attainments in literature and science, as to far surpass all the philosophers of her own time. Instead, he reasons that “she fell a victim to the political jealousy which at that time prevailed. 15. not only upon Cyril, but also upon the whole Alexandrian church. Having succeeded to the school of Plato and Plotinus, she explained the principles of philosophy to her … Medieval Law Hypatia was born around 355 into the Roman elite and educated by her famed mathematician father Theon; she would live in his house and work alongside him for her entire life. The history covers the years 305 to 439, and experts believe it was finished in 439 or soon thereafter, and certainly during the lifetime of Emperor Theodosius II, i.e., before 450. not unfrequently appeared in public in presence of the magistrates. Film: Medieval And surely nothing can be farther from the spirit of Christianity than the allowance of massacres, fights, and transactions of that sort." Home; Books; Search; Support. Damasius described how she “used to … Hypatia (1885) by Charles William Mitchell. 439.] from a distance to receive her instructions. Before that the last edition was the Oxford edition of W. Bright (1893), reprinting the text of Husset (1853). they completely stripped her, and then murdered her with tiles. And of course there’s a film to go along with it, which I tend … As head of the Platonist school at Alexandria, she also taught philosophy and astronomy. Although the IHSP seeks to follow all applicable copyright law, Fordham University is not 439.] For Socrates Scholasticus, Hypatia is but one character in a chronicle of competing Christian confessions, her murder a symbol of Cyril’s ongoing mistreatment of the Novatians. The story by Socrates Scholasticus written soon after Hypatia's death and the version written by John of Nikiu of Egypt more than 200 years later disagree in considerable detail, although both were written by Christians. of March during Lent, in the fourth year of Cyril's episcopate, On account of the self-possession and ease of manner, which she Having succeeded to the school of Plato and Plotinus, she explained the principles of philosophy to her auditors, many of whom came from a distance to receive her instructions. Theophilus was militantly opposed to Iamblichean Neoplatonism and, in 391, he demolished the Serapeum. Little is known about Socrates. wrote a history of the Church covering 305 – 439 in an effort to continue the work of Eusebius of Caesarea. Personal Details and The End. science, as to far surpass all the philosophers of her own time. Neither did she feel abashed in going to The current critical edition is that of Hansen (1995). Socrates Scholasticus presents Hypatia’s murder as entirely politically motivated and makes no mention of any role that Hypatia’s paganism might have played in her death. Hypatia never married and had no children. The purpose of the history is to continue the work of Eusebius of Caesarea (1.1). Fordham University, "Medieval Sourcebook: Socrates Scholasticus: The Murder of Hypatia (late 4th Cent.) providing web space and server support for the project. This affair brought not the least opprobrium, Despite being no fan of Cyril, he does not attribute her assassination to his instigation, though he makes it clear that it happened because of his political conflict with the prefect. ), from Ecclesiastical History,Bk VI: Chap. He was the first known layperson to write a church history, which he completed c. Last modified June 1997. Hypatia (Oudgrieks: ... Behalve Socrates Scholasticus schreef zijn tijdgenoot, de niet-niceense historicus Philostorgius, een hoofdstuk over Hypatia, dat alleen in een epitome werd bewaard, waarschijnlijk geschreven door een niceense bisschop in het 9e-eeuwse Constantinopel. ‘On a​ fatal day, in the holy season of Lent, Hypatia was torn from her chariot, stripped naked, dragged to the church, and inhumanly butchered by the hands of Peter the reader, and a troop of savage and merciless fanatics: her flesh was scraped from her bones with sharp oyster shells, and her quivering limbs were delivered to the flames.’ Some of them therefore, hurried Socrates Scholasticus wrote that “she far surpassed all the philosophers of her time,” and was greatly respected for her “extraordinary dignity and virtue.” [Ecclesiastical History] Hypatia’s house was an important intellectual center in a city distinguished for its learning. Socrates Scholasticus praises Hypatia and deplores her murder, writing: "This affair [i.e. Fordham University, “Medieval Sourcebook: Socrates Scholasticus: The Murder of Hypatia (late 4th Cent.) Yet even she fell victim to the political This has not survived. they completely stripped her, and then murdered her with tiles. Hypatia was an associate of Orestes, the Roman political leader of Alexandria and a rival … Socrates Scholasticus, a contemporary, gives an account very sympathetic to Hypatia, while to John of Nikiu, writing a couple centuries later, Hyaptia was a satanic, devil-worshipping figure. Permission is granted for electronic copying, Scholasticus' account. This happened in the month Theon, who made such attainments in literature and science, as to far surpass There was a woman at Alexandria named Hypatia, daughter of the philosopher Theon, who made such attainments in literature and science, as to far surpass all the philosophers of her own time. His Ecclesiastical History (in Greek, 7 volumes) continues the work of Eusebius for the period from A.D. 305 to 439. with Orestes, it was calumniously reported among the Christian populace, Medieval Sourcebook, and other medieval components of the project, are located at No permission is granted for commercial use. He was the first known layperson to write a church history, which he completed c. Both Socrates Scholasticus and John of Nikiu—and nearly every other text that describes Hypatia’s life—tell the same story of her end, of the actions the Christians took to silence her “power” over Orestes. Cinaron, and there burnt them. Hypatia’s death marked the end of paganism and the triumph of Christianity, the final act of a one-hundred-year-old feud waged by the new religion against the ancient world. Hypatia's murder] brought not the least opprobrium, not only upon Cyril, but also upon the whole Alexandrian church. As we mentioned before, Alexandria by this time had become a hotbed of different religions, especially alluding to the denominations of both Christianity and Judaism . Of the many accounts of Hypatia's death, the most complete is the one written around 415 by Socrates Scholasticus and included in the Historia Ecclesiastica (Ecclesiastical History).. THERE was a woman at Alexandria named Hypatia, daughter of the philosopher Theon, who made such attainments in literature and science, as to far surpass all the philosophers of her own time. Socrates Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History, book 7, chapter 14 So Saint Wonderful slipped from sight, his elevation among the realms of the martyrs proving only temporary. philosopher Theon, who made such attainments in literature and fights, and transactions of that sort. Afterward, the men proceeded to mutilate her and, finally, burn her limbs. Other writers include Socrates Scholasticus, who wrote about her in Ecclesiastical History in 440. 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