5 moments

1. Born in Alexandria

   0370-01-01 · Alexandria, Egypt

   Hypatia was born in Alexandria, the city where she would spend her documented life and become a leading philosopher and mathematician. The date is approximate. Scholarly estimates range from about 350 to 370; the coordinate is a representative point for Alexandria because her birthplace within the city is unknown.

2. Teaches Synesius in Alexandria

   0393-01-01 · Alexandria, Egypt

   

   Synesius of Cyrene came to Alexandria and became Hypatia's disciple, documenting her established teaching activity and the regional reach of her school. The exact location of Hypatia's school is unknown; the coordinate is a representative point for Alexandria.

3. Leads the Platonist school

   0400-01-01 · Alexandria, Egypt

   

   By about 400, Hypatia headed Alexandria's Platonist school and lectured there on mathematics and philosophy, marking the height of her documented teaching career. The year is approximate, and the school's exact site is not securely identified; the coordinate represents Alexandria.

4. Murdered in the Caesareum

   0415-03-01 · Caesareum (Kaisarion), Alexandria, Egypt

   

   The mob dragged Hypatia into the Caesareum, formerly a center of the Roman imperial cult and by then a Christian church, and murdered her there. The coordinate is the identified Caesareum site, now occupied by the Saad Zaghloul monument area.

5. Waylaid while returning home

   0415-03-01 · Alexandria, Egypt

   

   During Lent in March 415, Hypatia was returning home from a customary ride through Alexandria when the mob led by Peter intercepted her. The street is not known. The source explicitly says the street's name is unknown; the coordinate is therefore a representative point for Alexandria.