Synesius Essays

  • Hypatia

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    very lucky. She became one of the most admired teachers of the time. She became the head of Neo-platonic school in Alexandria about 400 A.D. Though most of her work was lost but what we do know is from letters she wrote to one of her students, Synesius of Cyrene, who was a philosopher and later became a Christian bishop.

  • Hypatia Research Paper

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    Hypatia was a famous Neoplatonist philosopher from Alexandria Egypt. Her father was Theon a well-known mathematician and astronomer that are mostly known for the invention of the astrolabe and artifact used to measure the altitude of a planet or star. Hypatia was following the steps of her father until she decided to travel to Rome and Greece to work on her post graduate carrier. She was well known around the Mediterranean for her brains and beauty. Hypatia’s trip to Rome and Greece helped her gained

  • Hypatia

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    tutored. Hypatia became good friends with Orestes, the Roman governor of Alexandria, and would later become one of his closest advisors. She also became pals with Synesius, who became bishop of Ptolmais thanks to Hypatia’s ingenuity. Much of what we know about Hypatia today is from the letters Synesius wrote to her. In one letter, Synesius wrote to his friend, "You always have power and long may you have it and make good use of that power. The ancient encyclopedia Suda also tells us a little bit

  • Hypatia of Alexandria

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    Hypatia of Alexandria Hypatia was born in 370 A.D. in Alexandria, Egypt. From that day on her life was one enriched with a passion for knowledge. Theon, Hypatia’s father whom himself was a mathematician, raised Hypatia in an environment of thought. Both of them formed a strong bond as he taught her his own knowledge and shared his passion in the search of answers to the unknown. Under her fathers discipline he developed a physical routine for her to ensure a healthy body as well as a highly functional

  • Life of Hypatia

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    To quote Hypatia, “Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend. To understand the things that are at our door is the best preparation for understanding those that lie beyond” (BrainyQuote, 2013). April of 2012, I recall my niece who was then 16 years of age called me to ask for advices. She was growing fast, assertive on what she wanted to be and about her future goals. However she had a very serious problem. That kind of problem that almost every teenager