CLAS 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Ellipse, Birds Eye View, Geocentric Model
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Young woman stands up for her beliefs to the point where she is violently murdered. >religious upheaval in alexandria and cyclical violence starting with pagans, then. >hypatia"s quest for knowledge, understanding the sun and shapes, and how the universe works. One of the most syncretic spaces in the empire. Late empire is very volatile in terms of borders and who has power. >jewish community and leaders, still part of roman structure. >christians, led by bishop, but still part of roman structure. >pagans in the city, culturally roman, greek and egyptian. Secondary scale = birds eye view of city scenes, specifically in scenes of violence. Normal human scale = elevation of hypatia is her ability to ignore the violence on the middle scale, and instead to stare up to the heavens and to engage with cosmos. Opens with hypatia in teaching mode to a lecture. Stillness at centre of universe with everything hurling around them.
