Euclid

Hypatia: The Last Academic – Part One

By Mary Naples, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom They came to her by land. They came to her by sea. They came to her from the farthest reaches of the Roman Empire and they came to her from close by. Amongst the literati, Hypatia (355-415 CE), acclaimed philosopher and leading mathematician, was a rock star. She

Written on May 3, 2022 at 6:50 pm, by Mary Naples

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Tags: Alexandria, Christian, Euclid, Hypatia, Mathematician, Pagan, Ptolemy, Theon

Ancient Alexandria, Egypt

By Jocelyn Hitchcock, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The Egyptian city of Alexandria was established in 331 BCE by its Eponymous founder, Alexander the Great. Despite its humble beginnings as a port city, Alexandria developed into one of the most prosperous metropolitan areas in the ancient world. It grew to boast such wonders like the library

Written on April 19, 2022 at 7:32 pm, by Jocelyn Hitchcock

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Tags: Alexander the Great, Alexandria, Ancient Wonders of the World, Caesar, Cleopatra, Euclid, Library of Alexandria, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Marc Antony, Serapeum, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Eternal City

Written by Brendan Heard, Author of the Decline and Fall of Western Art The Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt is a unique reference point in classical history. Most notably, our very notion of classical wisdom itself largely depends on this period, insofar as it played a role in the documentation, preservation, and accumulation of the wisdom

Written on September 27, 2019 at 9:48 am, by Brendan Heard

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Tags: Alexander the Great, Alexandria, Claudius Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Egypt, Euclid, Library of Alexandria, Ptolemy, The library of Alexandria

Ancient Alexandria, Egypt

By Jocelyn Hitchcock, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The Egyptian city of Alexandria was established in 331 BCE by its Eponymous founder, Alexander the Great. Despite its humble beginnings as a port city, Alexandria developed into one of the most prosperous metropolitan areas in the ancient world. It grew to boast such wonders like the library

Written on March 5, 2019 at 5:32 pm, by Jocelyn Hitchcock

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Tags: Alexander the Great, Alexandria, Ancient Wonders of the World, Caesar, Cleopatra, Euclid, Library of Alexandria, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Marc Antony, Serapeum, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Hypatia: The Last Academic – Part One

By Mary Naples, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom They came to her by land. They came to her by sea. They came to her from the farthest reaches of the Roman Empire and they came to her from close by. Amongst the literati, Hypatia (355-415 CE), acclaimed philosopher and leading mathematician, was a rock star. She

Written on February 1, 2019 at 3:26 pm, by Mary Naples

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Tags: Alexandria, Christian, Euclid, Hypatia, Mathematician, Pagan, Ptolemy, Theon

Euclid: The Father of Geometry

By Jocelyn Hitchcock, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom We all know the varsity team: Einstein, Newton, Pythagoras, Descartes. These names are drilled into our heads all through grade school math and history classes, and possibly accompanied by an under-the-breath curse from a disgruntled calculus or physics student. However, another mathematician should receive our attention: Euclid of

Written on December 12, 2018 at 4:54 pm, by Jocelyn Hitchcock

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Tags: Alexandria, Egypt, Euclid, Euclid's life, Euclid's work, Proposition 1.47, Ptolemy, Pythagorean Theorem, The Elements