Cyril of Alexandria

Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. Hypatia was born about 350 to 370 AD in Alexandria, Egypt. She was the daughter of Theon of Alexandria who was a mathematician and philosopher. Her father guided and instructed her in mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy. He trained her in the art of rhetoric, made her read classical literature and made her exercise which included he running, hiking horseback riding, rowing and swimming. He had wanted her to be the perfect human being. He sent her to Italy and Athens to further her studies. In Athens she studied with her sister Asclepigenia at Plutarch of Athens. Hypatia returned back to Alexandria and taught and wrote commentaries about…

Its purpose was to resolve a dispute between Cyril of Alexandria and Nestorius about the nature of Mary and whether or not she should be declared Theotokos (Simonetti, 2006, 808). Nestorius opposed the term because “whenever the sacred scriptures speak of Our Lord’s activity, they never speak of the birth and suffering of the divinity, but of the humanity of Christ. That is why the most accurate way of speaking about the Holy Virgin is Christ-bearer, not God-bearer” (Fouad, 2010). He…

Hypatia was born c. 355 ce and died on March 415 in Alexandria, and she was a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who was described as the last great thinkers of ancient Alexandria and a charismatic teacher in the history. There is no doubt that Hypatia was creative and intelligent, but the things she created was called magic lately and was defined as a Satanic wiles which she used to beguile people by the seventh-century Egyptian Coptic bishop, John of Nikiû, and at the same time she was…

viewed geometry, astronomy, and arithmetic is Hypatia of Alexandria. Hypatia of Alexandria (as said by the researchers of www.ancient.eu) was born between c.350 and c.370 in Alexandria, Egypt. Little is known about Hypatia’s childhood, but…

Another stance often taken on this issue is that Cleopatra was plain in appearance until she opened her mouth and exhibited her charm, wit, and vast knowledge across many topics. Under this viewpoint, Cleopatra’s beauty did not lead to her success, but rather she achieved it through other means. A primary source, Plutarch, describes when Cleopatra first met Mark Antony. On her journey she took money, gifts, other objects of great wealth, as well as her most valuable trait: her charm. Plutarch…

Imagine living in an empire where your leader was assassinated by his close friend. What would you do? In Rome’s case, the death of Julius Caesar brought fear and chaos. Many Romans anxiously demanded reasons for Caesars death from two people, Brutus, who planned and carried out the assassination of Caesar and a close friend of Caesar, and Mark Antony, who was a high ranking official and also a close friend of Caesar. Both Brutus and Mark Antony had different views on the death of Julius Caesar…

Tannor Saberon-Dover In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare it can be agreed that Brutus was the noblest man in all of Rome. Many people cannot see past the fact that he killed Caesar. Everything that Brutus did was for the best interest of his country Brutus was noble because he cared about the well-being of his country. Brutus did all of the things that he did for the love of his country, not to be bad, but because he saw it as bettering his country. In the play Julius…

some security issues like an attack on military police, but Mansour is now a modest head of state. Mansour exclaimed that after an attack that left six military police dead, they would still be operating normally (“Egypt Better Off”). Mansour also said that since he was named interim president, Egyptians should get used to a modest head of state (“Old Ways Return”). Under Adly Mansour’s presidency, there have been some security issues like the brotherhood, but he has made Egypt, as a whole, a…

political and economic dealings with Egypt. It has been emphasised that Rome was becoming increasing involved in the affairs of Egypt during this period, mediating for one claimant or another in the ongoing battle for the throne. At the age of seventeen, Cleopatra seems to have shown considerable energy and ambition in ruling Egypt. After her father’s death in 51 BCE, Cleopatra and her brother, Ptolemy Vlll, was enthroned as Egypt 's new ruler. Sources attest shows that she went to some lengths…

The leader of the country has just been brutally murdered. There is panic and confusion among the crowd. No one is sure what is happening. No one is sure of what to do. This is the perfect time for a persuasive speaker to stand up and grab everyone 's attention. A persuasive speaker is someone who is able to change and strengthen people 's opinions and actions. When William Shakespeare wrote his famous play, Julius Caesar, he describes a scene of a fallen leader and two speakers, one explaining…