Toland's incendiary pamphlet reconstructs the life and death of Hypatia of Alexandria, the philosopher torn apart by the clergy of Archbishop Cyril in 415 CE. Drawing on Socrates Scholasticus, Damascius, and the letters of her devoted pupil Synesius, Toland presents her as proof that women are equal to the highest philosophical achievement — and turns her martyrdom into a blistering indictment of ecclesiastical power, mob fanaticism, and the corrupting union of church and state.
22 chapters · Public domain
1
A General Character of the Lady
~2 min · 1 pages
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Alexandria and the School of Theon
~2 min · 1 pages
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Philosophy No Improper Study for the Female Sex
~2 min · 1 pages
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Hypatia Succeeds to the Platonic School
~2 min · 1 pages
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Hypatia's School Crowded with Scholars
~1 min · 1 pages
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An Encomium on Synesius
~2 min · 1 pages
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Synesius's Testimony to Hypatia's Learning and Virtue
~2 min · 1 pages
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Synesius Submits His Book of Dion to Hypatia's Judgment
~1 min · 1 pages
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Synesius's Misfortunes
~2 min · 1 pages
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Synesius's Grief and Sickness
~3 min · 2 pages
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Hypatia Esteemed and Consulted by the Public
~2 min · 1 pages
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Synesius's Letter on Behalf of Two Young Gentlemen
~2 min · 1 pages
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Hypatia Married, Yet Said to Die a Maid
~1 min · 1 pages
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In What Sense Hypatia Died a Maid
~2 min · 1 pages
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Hypatia's Lovers
~2 min · 1 pages
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The Intimacy Between Hypatia and Orestes
~2 min · 1 pages
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Cyril Expels the Jews; Orestes and Cyril Become Enemies
~2 min · 1 pages
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Orestes Assaulted by the Monks
~2 min · 1 pages
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Hypatia's Tragical Death
~2 min · 1 pages
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Cyril, the Main Instigator of Hypatia's Murder
~2 min · 1 pages
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The Infamy Brought on Cyril and the Church
~3 min · 2 pages
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The Making of Cyril a Saint
~2 min · 1 pages
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