Sinesio de Cirene, intelectual. La escuela de Hypatia en Alejandría

  • José María Blázquez Martínez
Keywords: Synesius of Cyrene, Hypatia, neoplatonism, Alexandria, bishop, huntsman, warrior

Abstract

Synesius of Cyrene (370-413) is a good example of a rich intelectual who comes to be bishop. The first education he received in his town. Later on frequented some years in the Academy of Hypatia at Alexandria, that was one of the most important academies in this moment. Hypatia teached neoplatonism for her students, mathematics, geometry and occult sciences. In this academy students were formed to get highest magistracies of the Empire. Synesius was an intelectual, delivered to the philosophy, a good dipiomatic, good warrior and huntsman and bishop at Ptolemais. Hypatia was cruelly murdered by the christians.

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Published
2005-01-21
How to Cite
Blázquez Martínez J. M. (2005). Sinesio de Cirene, intelectual. La escuela de Hypatia en Alejandría. Gerión. Revista de Historia Antigua, 22(1), 403-419. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/GERI/article/view/GERI0404120403A
Issue
Vol. 22 No. 1 (2004)
Section
Varia

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