fourth century AD in Alexandria, Egypt Roman Empire. It 's the history of philosophy-mathematics-astronomy Hypatia, the highest expression of freedom of thought that does not see again until modern times. Among his disciples, two men hope to win: the witty, wealthy Orestes, then Prefect del'Impero docile, and Davus , freed slave, torn between his secret love and freedom promised by the fanatical fringe of Soldiers of Christ: monks parabalani . Hypatia instead believes only in filososia, in knowledge, knowledge which can be reached only through the experience of his own brain, between the two contenders to win will be just his freedom of thought. But it will cost you dear, choose death, but does not deny the reason in the name of a creed that does not belong. Knowledge is woman, Hypatia symbol of reason, which however does not seem to even touch the man, addicted to power, a pseudo belief. The love will bloom ever in the heart of the protagonist, if not the thirst for knowledge, worship and study of science. Atheism is a right and claim it knows Hypatia.
But I do not believe that Agora has been banned in post as spokesman for the laity and filoatei, as the historical representation of Catholics: the followers of Christ are not the persecuted (as they often are led to believe) but rather are those who stifle (by any means) the opponent. Cyril bishop history as a martyr, is, however, the "ringleader" of a mob of bloodthirsty warriors, I just want to bend Rome before him. A condemnation of fundamentalism and the Catholic religion, with a strong message of tolerance at the base and it echoes the beautiful Hypatia: consider the same, regardless of creed they profess, his disciples. A sort of Socrates or Jesus in a skirt, then her name has almost disappeared (not that of his killer, who was made a saint), and with her the wisdom of civilization Alexandrina. Of his writings there is nothing left; instead remained letters Sinesio that consulted about the construction of an astrolabe and a high moisture content. Fundamentalism is not dead. Even today you kill us and you kill in the name of obscurantism: it is forbidden in America to teach in schools of Darwin's theory of evolution and requires the teaching of creationism. And Miss Gelmini, the champion of Instruction takes his. As in the case of Hypatia, the stepmother to legitimize what the Catholic Church says and does. Hypatia
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