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>>18293642
>The Hypatia myth comes from Gibbon

Hypatia being of such a nature —skilled and dialectical in
speech, wise and politic in behaviour— the entire city naturally
loved her and held her in exceptional esteem, while the powers that-be paid their respects first to her, as indeed was the custom in
Athens. Even if philosophy itself was dead, its name at least still
seemed most honourable and worthy of admiration to those who
ran the affairs of the city.
It happened one day that Cyril, the man in charge of the
opposing sect,”? was passing Hypatia’s house and seeing a great
crowd at the door “a mix of men and horses”, some going, some
coming and some standing around, he asked what the crowd was
and why there was this commotion in front of the house. His
attendants told him that honours were being paid to the philosopher
Hypatia and that this was her house. When he heard this, envy so
gnawed at his soul that he soon begun to plot her murder -the most
ungodly murder of all. When she left her house as usual, a crowd of
bestial men —truly abominable— those who take account neither of
divine vengeance nor of human retribution— fell upon and killed the
philosopher; and while she still gasped for air they cut out her eyes;
thus inflicting the greatest pollution and disgrace on the city. And
the emperor was vexed at that (...)°? had not Aedesius been bribed.
He removed the punishment from the murderers and brought it
upon himself and his offspring; it was his grandson who paid the
penalty.

>>17890230
>his support of pedophillia can only be considered a mistake

>>16256857
>OH NO

>>15992756
literally read the paragraphs posted, that are in the very dialogues that people use to accuse Plato of gayness
>>15992709

>>15719348
>Coincidences DO exist.

>>14164628
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