Roman Trivia
This writer is widely considered to be the greatest orator of the Roman age.
Who was Marcus Cicero?
Hypatia was killed in this month, the same month in which Julius Caesar was killed.
What is March?
Aside from Mathematics and Astronomy, Hypatia also taught this subject in Alexandria.
What is Philosophy?
This museum and university became the foremost center of learning in the Roman Empire.
What is the Library of Alexandria?
No details about this figure in Hypatia’s life exist.
What is her mother?
This author, creator of Metamorphosis, was exiled by the emperor Augustus in 8 AD.
Who was Ovid?
Hypatia was murdered as a result of her works by zealots of this religious faith.
What are Catholics?
Hypatia edited Book III of the Almagest, authored by this Roman astronomer.
Who is Ptolemy?
Hypatia grew up in Alexandria, considered second only to this city for philosophy and education in the Greco-Roman world.
What is Athens?
This important detail about Hypatia’s birth is unknown.
What is her birthdate?
The Pax Romana was ended under the reign of this emperor.
Who was Commodus?
Hypatia was trained by, and replaced this person as the foremost mathematician in Alexandria.
Who is Hypatia’s father?
Because her works conflicted with the Catholic faith, Hypatia was labeled as a member of this religious group.
What are the Pagans?
The destruction of this Egyptian temple marked a decline in tolerance for Hypatia’s works, and the end of the Library of Alexandria.
What was the Serapeum?
Hypatia’s father helped preserved the book Elements, authored by this Greek Mathematician.
This year is widely considered to be the height of the Roman Empire’s power and influence.
When was 117 AD?
After her death, Hypatia became a symbol for this movement.
What is the feminist movement?
What is the astrolabe?
This Roman emperor brought Alexandria under the rule of the Roman Empire.
Who was Julius Caesar Augustus (Octavian)?
Fissures and craters on this planetary body were named after Hypatia.
What is the moon?
The Roman Empire was divided into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires in this year.
When was 395 AD?
It is believed that Hypatia’s assassination was ordered by this Alexandrian Archbishop, who later became a Saint.
Who is Saint Cyril of Alexandria?
Interest in Hypatia’s works grew substantially during this age.
What is the enlightenment?
The Library of Alexandria was established under the reign of this Egyptian ruler.
Who was Ptolemy I?
Hypatia believed in this theory, which hindered her study of true astrology.
What is the geocentric theory?