Creative Workshop

Agora

-Egypt is under the control of the Roman Empire-

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar

2009

Hypatia of Alexandria was the first woman astronomer and considered by many the first scientific women of history. Nonetheless Hypatia got her way in science reaching a great public recognition at a time when women had no access to knowledge. To do this she had to renounce marriage and her more feminine side. In addition to devoting herself to astronomy she also was dedicated to other disciplines such as philosophy, mathematics and music surpassing even her father Theon. Hypatia was also the first woman devoted to the study of mathematics even being considered the best mathematics of the Greco-Roman world. Thus she made important contributions to society in which she did not care for the religious dogma of that time -Christianity. Being her later condemned to death because she was pagan. It is said about Hypatia "It was the last pagan scientific of the ancient world and her death coincided with the last years of the Roman Empire".