In the famous Italian painter Raphael's "School of Athens", there is a woman in a white robe, standing behind Parmenides, with a graceful and solemn look on her profile. She is a rare woman in the history of outstanding contributions to human civilization - Hypatia. Hypatia was a Roman philosopher and astronomer who lived in the Hellenistic Egyptian city of Alexandria. She followed her father to do academic research in the Alexandria Museum. It was at a time when Christianity was rising among the lower classes, and scholars in the museum still believed in Serapis and the Greek gods. Conflicts due to different beliefs occur from time to time. Hypatia, on the other hand, focuses on teaching and research, and in these tumultuous times, she has remained rational and worked hard to keep her classroom away from the hustle and bustle of the world. However, some of her students were still influenced by Christianity and secretly converted to the sect behind their teachers' backs. The story revolves around three students: Daus, Orestes, and Synnesis. The three students have very different personalities, but they have one thing in common, that is, they are all full of admiration for their teachers. Orestes once confessed to the teacher in public and gave a token, while Hypatia returned a female physiological product, mocking his attitude of not studying hard, and also showing himself as a rational person. Scholars have long broken through the secular barriers of love between men and women. Another student, Daus, was intelligent and reserved, and was appreciated by Hypatia. When he saw that Hypatia was sheltered by Orestes in the chaotic flight, he knew that he would never be able to get close to the love in his heart, so he turned to follow Christ and became a holy warrior. The third student, Synnesis, is a true Christian, and his love and respect for his teacher is the embodiment of his love for intellect and reason. Love can never be a deep-rooted pursuit. Synnesis, who became the bishop of Cyrene, persuaded the teacher to convert to Christ. Hypatia spoke with grace and grace: You can absolutely believe in your faith, but I can't do it without doubting.
Christianity was officially affirmed by Rome, and belief in Christ gradually began to be generalized in Alexandria. At the baptism ceremony, Christian scholar Cyril recounted the various sins of Hypatia that hindered the spread of the doctrine and misled young people. The situation is reminiscent of what happened to Socrates. Orestes, who had become the governor of Alexandria, could not agree with Cyril's views and refused to kneel to Cyril, who was holding the scriptures, which aroused the anger of the Christians. The militant Armonias in the crowd threw stones at the governor, and Orestes, who escaped the siege, ordered Armonias to be killed. Since then, there has been a grudge between the Christians and the Governor. Due to the military power in the hands of the governor, the Christian jihadists could only design to frame Hypatia, who controlled the governor's mind. Hypatia, who was walking in the city square, was dragged into the church by the mob. When the thugs were looking for stones and preparing to smash Hypatia to death, Daus quietly came to the teacher and suffocated the teacher with his hands. The oval skylight in the dome of the church indicates that Hypatia's dedicated academic research has been reduced to darkness in the hustle and bustle of a mob. Human rationality is like a broad and far-reaching river, and all kinds of winds are like flash floods. The flood will eventually be calmed down by the river, but those washed green embankments, broken olive trees, and submerged irises can only be used for The price of civilization is annotated.
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