The Real Story of Hypatia and the Destruction of the Library of Alexandria

Title: The Real Story of Hypatia and the Destruction of the Library of AlexandriaDescription: Today Steve is joined by Jonathan Adly, host of the History of the Copts Podcast and Coptic Voices to talk about the complex background and context surrounding the end of antiquity in Roman Egypt. Alexandria was a place of Greco-Roman learning and education, but it was also the home of the native Coptic people who were early adopters of Christianity. Roman Alexandria during late antiquity was a place where Christianity and Greco-Roman Platonic philosophy interacted. Sometimes these interactions were peaceful and sometimes in quarrelsome Alexandria, not so peaceful. Let’s find out how and why!Learn More About our Guest:Jonathan Adly host of The History of the Copts Podcast and Coptic Voiceshttps://historyofthecopts.com/You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/Click to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: [email protected]://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.