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Hipatia, la última filósofa griega
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Hipatia, matemática, astrónoma y filósofa de la metrópoli egipcia de Alejandría es una de las últimas representantes del pensamiento pagano clásico. Nacida en una de las urbes más cosmopolitas del Imperio, Hipatia fue testigo de cómo, a lo largo de su vida, el cristianismo se afianzó como la religión dominante en el Imperio. En esta nueva coyuntura, los patriarcas católicos alejandrinos se atrevieron a decretar la demolición de los edificios más simbólicos de la vida intelectual del paganismo local, caso del Serapeo o de la Gran Biblioteca. Aunque no consta que Hipatia fuera una de las protagonistas en la defensa de la ya agonizante cultura clásica, el patriarca Cirilo debió considerarla una amenaza para su liderazgo carismático sobre la plebe alejandrina y ordenó su brutal ejecución. En su momento, la muerte de Hipatia en el año 415 no despertó demasiado interés entre sus contemporáneos, sin embargo, en tiempos más recientes, su infortunio ha sido considerado como un icono de la muerte del paganismo clásico.
Hypatia, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher in the Egyptian metropolis of Alexandria, is one of the last representatives of the classical pagan knowledge. Born in one of the most cosmopolitan cities of the Empire, Hypatia witnessed how, all along her life, Christianity established itself as the dominant religion inside the Empire’s borders. In this new conjunction, Alexandrian Catholic patriarchs dared to decree the demolition of the most symbolic buildings of the intellectual life of local paganism, such as the Serapeum or the Great Library. Although Hypatia can not be supposed to be one of the protagonists in the defence of the already agonizing classical culture, patriarch Cyril surely considered her a threat to his charismatic leadership over the Alexandrian plebs and ordered her brutal execution. At its time, the death of Hypatia (415) did not arouse much interest among contemporary sources. However, in recent times, her misfortune has been considered an icon of the death of classical paganism.
Hypatia, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher in the Egyptian metropolis of Alexandria, is one of the last representatives of the classical pagan knowledge. Born in one of the most cosmopolitan cities of the Empire, Hypatia witnessed how, all along her life, Christianity established itself as the dominant religion inside the Empire’s borders. In this new conjunction, Alexandrian Catholic patriarchs dared to decree the demolition of the most symbolic buildings of the intellectual life of local paganism, such as the Serapeum or the Great Library. Although Hypatia can not be supposed to be one of the protagonists in the defence of the already agonizing classical culture, patriarch Cyril surely considered her a threat to his charismatic leadership over the Alexandrian plebs and ordered her brutal execution. At its time, the death of Hypatia (415) did not arouse much interest among contemporary sources. However, in recent times, her misfortune has been considered an icon of the death of classical paganism.
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Treballs Finals de Grau en Història, Facultat de Geografia i Història, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2017-2018, Tutor: Carles Buenacasa Pérez
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VILLARIJ RUIZ, Iván. Hipatia, la última filósofa griega. [consulted: 15 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/128047