I think this is why most students hate math. They never found passionate teachers who made them see the beauty of it. They made it seem like a mundane, complicated long thought-provoking process. When in actuality it was a form of scientific art.
Also according to Greek historians, Cyril didnt give that order. It was a group of fanatics that were led by someone called Peter that killed her out of envy. They used religion to hide their actions. You are still correct tho.
@@alphaforce8071 It was also humane, according to the Greeks and Romans, that it's allowed to kill toddlers if the father does not want it, and also humane to own slaves when you conquer a people, using them as free labor instead of killing them. Christian values, however, insist that people are guilty, and if they are indeed terrible, it's nothing shocking.
@@jenniferbates2811 Religions themselves aren't toxic, its the people following them. I think that people who kill people over religion aren't really killing because of the religion. I think for the most part, they are just so full of anger and hate and it manifests itself in religious extremism. Many religions actually speak of peace and not violence. If we didn't have religion, people would find another reason to kill others.
@@puffdaddy9973 yes and no. I just wish that education was better valued over whichever way to live. Your mind, body and soul belongs to you and no one else.
The ending was so somber. The death of a educated creative individual sparked the decline of the mindset she fostered in that part of the world. I'm elated that we as a species care enough about the world to relearn these ideals. But it's tragic that progress could be stunted in such a real was due to a twisted political maneuver.
Saint Knight I know right, it’s crazy how genuinely intelligent people put aside their rational thought when they talk about religion. It just goes to show how indoctrinating religion is
Part of the species, to be correct. Plenty of people today are still not much different from the mobs that killed Hypatia. After all, reason is not a natural trait, but a learned one. Those who could not or choose not to acquire it are all the same, no matter what ages they live in.
@@Mithrounnot exactly. People who follow religion so blindly, or political leaders, idealisms, etc in such a way they are not thinking, as they just follow what they are told and believe blindly in it without actually stopping to think "is this okay? Does this agree with my own soul?" The majority of people in this world sadly follow others without ever questioning them, so they are not thinking. I mean, look people with influencers 🤷
+Andrew Cheng Yes, they did. In the twentieth century scientists and monks were mass-murdered because of blind faith in atheism. Empires of great learning were destroyed, not just cities.
There was no mention of misogyny. If you look further, many women helped with the spread of Christianity. This isn’t a case of blind faith, but a lack of self control and a misunderstanding of the faith.
@CrooK There can be different philosophical explanations for the universe. None of them is based on direct experience. So whichever explanation you adopt, it will have a share of faith. A strong case can be made that the theistic explanation of the universe is more likely than the atheistic one. For example, the universe is definitely fine-tuned for the existence of life in it. If it is fine-tuned, there must be a fine-tuner, a Creator. And that is basically how theism defines God, the Creator. As Stephen Hawking noted, "The laws of science, as we know them at present, contain many fundamental numbers, like the size of the electric charge of the electron and the ratio of the masses of the proton and the electron. ... The remarkable fact is that the values of these numbers seem to have been very finely adjusted to make possible the development of life." Stephen Hawking, 1988. A Brief History of Time, Bantam Books, ISBN 0-553-05340-X, pp. 7, 125.
I'm an atheist, and while I don't know much about things like religion, I know enough to know that not all religion is bad. Unfortunately, many religious people were...idiots.
Sometimes, while watching videos of this kind, i wonder where humanity would have reached if it wasn't for all these primitive minds, holding back the bright.
Two significant corrections: i) Some of the works of Hypatia have survived! Specifically, her edition of tome III of the Almagest, as well as much of her commentary on the Arithmetics (saved for posterity by the Arabs). ii) Logic and mathematics weren't just the "language of the universe" for the neoplatonists; they were a way to approach the divine.
I rarely get emotional while watching any movie or TV show but the line: " dragged her from her carriage brutally murdered and dismembered her " got me upset and emotional. By doing this the monks literally snatched away knowledge and wisdom that she could provide us with if she were to be alive . Who knows what discoveries she would make in the coming years. Another example of how people's irrational beliefs can take away something valuable from the rest of humanity..
Humanity has conquer a vast amount of work pieces, in every field, and beyond imagination, during its small part of time-existence in the universe. And it is through the creation of civilization that all this become real. On the contrary, it is unthinkable to see humanity itself to proceed in a self-amputation by leaving ruins of its achievements to the next generations, who will lament about for ages. There is a greek word that is really difficult to translate because it doesn't exist in english : σοφόμωρος / sophomoros. It 's composed by two words: σοφός / sophos which means wise and μωρός / moros which means foolish. -To be wise and foolish at the same time. Unfortunately this is something that characterize man. A dramatic scene, taken from the Agora movie (December 2009) showing someone called Hypatia of Alexandria who is based in real life person (brilliant mathematician and philosopher renowned for her natural beauty, high intelligence and moral standards as well as for her rhetoric and teaching skills) among scholars of the Library of Alexandria (the largest and most famous library of the ancient times,collecting all the worlds knowledge ) and the siege of the Library of Alexandria by the Christian mob (one of the 3 main stories of the Librarys destruction), probably in the beginning of the 4th century. It is to be noticed that Hypatia died young in a dreadful manner when she was torn to pieces by monks in 415 in Alexandria (during the reign of Theodosius II).Famous for her excellence in philosophy (neoplatonist) and sciences (mathematician, astronomer), her brilliant mind, fine manners and exceptional beauty. Some count her as the last Head Librarian after Aristarchus.
I’m so curious to know how developed the world would have been if Alexandria’s knowledge, scholars and facilities survived. Who knows what Hypatia’s writings or those burnt library books consisted off, and how many new discoveries this world would behold if hypatias students and teachings thrived on.
Not much, because in the middle ages you studied the old masters and didn't try to find anything new. Because they were so smart you just didn't need to look past them. It wasn't until the Renaissance that they explored unfamiliar territory and science actually started progressing.
It's been speculated that the Romans could have developed a steam engine. The three Greek texts that explained the concepts necessary to do so were all housed in the Library of Alexandria, before the fall of the Western Roman Empire. That could, in theory, have pushed up the Industrial Revolution by over a thousand years.
Alexandria, before even when there was an Alexandria, had been lucky/unlucky enough to be a strategic foothold and a place that gives quick access to the region whether for military or trade reasons. An access to the riches of the Mediterranean, Europe, and Africa. A city, region, or country that is a hub or a transit for things must always be wary that the fates will always push them down, break their backs, and trample over them with suffering, subjugation, and sorrow.
Read about her in Carl Sagan's Cosmos. The way Sagan described her murder and how it has affected the history of science and pursuit of knowledge for generation to follow has got me broken hearted.
Cruelestchris your comments are deeply biased on illiterace , anti-science. Carl Sagan ' legacy has to much to educate you, "fiction" is god. Shame on you !!!!
I was generally sad at the ending - Hypatia's life was ended brutally by those who went against her ideals. I'm glad her story has survived to this day.
Humanity has conquer a vast amount of work pieces, in every field, and beyond imagination, during its small part of time-existence in the universe. And it is through the creation of civilization that all this become real. On the contrary, it is unthinkable to see humanity itself to proceed in a self-amputation by leaving ruins of its achievements to the next generations, who will lament about for ages. There is a greek word that is really difficult to translate because it doesn't exist in english : σοφόμωρος / sophomoros. It 's composed by two words: σοφός / sophos which means wise and μωρός / moros which means foolish. -To be wise and foolish at the same time. Unfortunately this is something that characterize man. A dramatic scene, taken from the Agora movie (December 2009) showing someone called Hypatia of Alexandria who is based in real life person (brilliant mathematician and philosopher renowned for her natural beauty, high intelligence and moral standards as well as for her rhetoric and teaching skills) among scholars of the Library of Alexandria (the largest and most famous library of the ancient times,collecting all the worlds knowledge ) and the siege of the Library of Alexandria by the Christian mob (one of the 3 main stories of the Librarys destruction), probably in the beginning of the 4th century. It is to be noticed that Hypatia died young in a dreadful manner when she was torn to pieces by monks in 415 in Alexandria (during the reign of Theodosius II).Famous for her excellence in philosophy (neoplatonist) and sciences (mathematician, astronomer), her brilliant mind, fine manners and exceptional beauty. Some count her as the last Head Librarian after Aristarchus.
these kinda videos make me want to time travel so badly, so I can go back and tell these figures what legacy they will have left behind ... and also hug them.
@@marywhite9398 It was way back when I was in 4th grade, we had a math project we're supposed to look for mathematicians in history. I decided I wanted a "girl" mathematician (I was 9!) since the examples given to us were all men and Hypathia of Alexandria was the first to come out of the search engine. Although I didnt understand her work in detail back then but I knew they were pretty significant. Since then I looked up to her as a role model, not much as an idol but surely an inspiration.
I mean could have been worse than me, what inspired me to do better academically are Jose Rizal and Otto von Bismarck, one’s a polymath who kickstarted the Philippine revolution, the other the one who created modern Germany.
N Gaming people are not without controversies, sure the creation of Germany led to WWI and II but it isn’t him who is ultimately responsible for them but rather leaders that came after him, he made Germany from the patchwork of petty Princedoms and small states because he believes all German states should unite at the cost of France and Austria who were back then Superpowers and were more than happy to keep the German states disunited.
Cannibalism effectively ends world hunger and over population preventing more pollution and less food for me. (This is a joke no need to take it seriously my loves :) )
@Angry Justinian LMAO except its the alt right anti science idiots like trump and his supporters who are the ones trying to silence the pro science left with violence and threats
I remember my 8th grade maths teacher telling us about her in our weekly mathematician story before lecture. It’s sad that she was taken out in such a brutal way
Thank you for speaking about Hypatia... Her tale brought me to tears when I read about it for the first time because history has shown again and again how the progressive thinkers had to either cower to or die from the intellectual cowardice of illiberal minds.
@@harrysarso history repeats... people are protesting evolution being taught in schools, anti-vax/flat-earth is a thing and professors are being protested off campuses for teaching concepts, ideas, theories and basic math+science. I am not twisting anything. The only difference now is that public executions now happen on Twitter. The person doesn't die but their life just dissembles around them because they made a factual observation.
@@BinatiSheth hmm i agree. i assumed incorrectly that you wanted to apply the oppressed party to the other side which i would think is clearly not the case and so do you my apologies they oppressors call themselves the victims a lot these days
@Anaïs H the person who commented that would want her daughter to be named Hypatia, i assume she wants to be like the Hypatia in the video, smart, wise, intelligent. But i assume too she would want the same fate since she wishes that. Winners got consequences. If she would want her daughter like Hypatia, she must end like her. Its destiny.
@@itzpurplesmixz184 it seems that you forgot about the existence of the middle-eastern and asiatic world, both with a great predominance of religions like islamism, buddhism, hinduism, and other minorities. Also, these two worlds had more population than continental europe and its colonies had. Bringing all of this together, that's far from being "everyone" buddy
Hi Samarjit! So glad you enjoyed it! Every animation we publish has a "Dig Deeper" section on our website: ed.ted.com. There we provide supplemental reading on the topics covered. Here's the webpage for Hypatia: ed.ted.com/lessons/the-murder-of-ancient-alexandria-s-greatest-scholar-soraya-field-fiorio#digdeeper
This is the problem of many of the early churches where access to the biblical word was limited. Jesus never advocated attacking nonbelievers and in fact the Bible cautions against church leaders behaving badly and misleading their flocks, saying they will have to answer for it.
But they did have access to the Book of Matthew (love your enemies) etc. Your premise is false. You are excusing their behavior as ignorance and assuring yourself it cannot happen today. A Christian just shot up massage parlors. It very much happens today and all of us, no matter how intelligent and well meaning, can fall victim to fanaticism.
That's sad to know how she died in that way, imagine if she lives longer maybe we'll have more thinkers on that age and could potentially affect the future outcomes.
@@chesterplemany yeah, though the Empire making it official isn't THE defining factor, this new religion (and it's fanatics) had taken firm roots in the crescent by then
Chester Plemany Makes total sense to me now. Don't even think her views would be widely accepted today either; especially with the metaphysical aspects of her teaching, which will most probably rejected by most mainstream scientists. And also, there are more Christians today then there was during that time period.
Loved this, I felt like learning a such a huge piece of history. Tragic that she didn't get to live out to her fullest potential. Also, the animation at 2:58 was so good!
And that's why fellas, the best and the brightest in our society must be protected. Such a great talent, brutally destroyed by religious extremists. A tragic loss for the whole humanity.
I am from Alexandria, and this the first time to know more about such scientists who lived centuries ago from now, Her end was truly sad, Thanks TED-ED.
According to Greek historians, Cyril didnt give that order. It was a group of fanatics that were led by someone called Peter that killed her out of envy. They used religion to hide their actions. But still, it's a shame we are not taught these things.
I’ve binged watching several videos about talented individuals. The common pattern I saw is that people got jealous because of their natural talents and either sabotage or kill them. Shame.
In class, at some point I ALWAYS speak about Hypatia. Some people get curious about her and start investigating about her and go on to research on women in science. Thanks for this video.
According to Wikipedia’s ‘List of Common Misconceptions’, “The death of Greek philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria at the hands of a mob of Christian monks in 415 was mainly a result of her involvement in a bitter political feud between her close friend and student Orestes, the Roman prefect of Alexandria, and the bishop Cyril, not her religious views.[141][142] Her death also had nothing to do with the destruction of the Library of Alexandria,[143] which had likely already ceased to exist centuries before Hypatia was born.[143]” It was more due to politics as opposed to religion itself, and had nothin to due with the library which had been repeatedly destroyed centuries before.
@@herodotus945 Indeed, it goes out of its way to make the other (non-Christian) religious groups in the city at the time look worse in order to create balance. I get that people reflexively want to jump to the defense of anyone who bears a label they identify with, but I really wish people would learn the history, however uncomfortable it may prove to be.
It’s always rare to hear of women that are intellectuals, but I was very surprised she was even able to teach at a school much less advise rulers. She left behind quite a legacy, and her death was an absolute tragedy.
I came to know about hypatia through a novel called ' Francis Ittikkora' ( Malayalam:Kerala, India) just loved the story. And I fell in love with her❤" Numbers are the sacred language of the universe " love you hypatia.
Really? In which way? She didn't solely held all the philosophy of the time on her shoulders. Probably not even a lot of it. The video heavily mythologised her probably.
It's really wholesome how much Hypatia's father adored her. He was so proud when she surpassed him in his field. He would write in every book she helped him with, giving credit to "my daughter, hypatia the scholar"
حتى لو محيت اغلب اكتشافاتها واختراعاتها فإن هيباتيا لم تمحى من عقولنا وقلوبنا اروع عالمة مرت على التاريخ بالنسبة الي لقد أثرت قصتها بي كثيرا مع الأسف فإن الاختلافات الدينية كانت السبب في موت امراء طاهرة نقية I love hypatia ❤❤❤❤
This should be lesson #1 in any math class. Ones curiosity is naturally sparked hearing numbers are the language of the universe. Even those who aren't mathematically inclined can see there's an art to mathematics this way.
Did I hear that correctly: "spirit of inquisition" (4:38)? Shouldn't that be "spirit of inquiry" instead. The first term sounds like it should refer to Hypatia's oppressors, not to the inquiring attitude of the city.
Herr Doktor Professor Eldritch Jaeger it can mean the act of inquiry. I think using inquiry is a better choice since we negatively associate it with the Spanish Inquisition and such.
Watching this video again...the fact that profound thoughts that challenge established order, beliefs have been murdered brutally still echoes in modern times.
I think this is why most students hate math. They never found passionate teachers who made them see the beauty of it. They made it seem like a mundane, complicated long thought-provoking process. When in actuality it was a form of scientific art.
Well other teachers just teach math like its just plain math..
you can not write a book before you know letters. Learning to read and write is a complicated, mundane and long process.
I would've LOVED math if it was thaught this way
I know there are some teachers out there that wanna make it fun and exciting it's just the system is like: no
and the speed of how the teacher teaches us math
Ted Ed narrators always have a nice voice
**breathes heavily**
I could listen to her read a dictionary! :)
so calm
:)))))))
Lol
Father was a mathematician. Mother was unknown. Her mother must be x.
Certainly an XX
Yes, his X wife
And since she was also studying stars it could also refer to the "x planet" ^^
Then find x
If y is daughter of x and x is the wife of Hypatia's father. Find y
Messed up how most religious Christian people back then break one of the most important laws... Thou shall not kill....
Also according to Greek historians, Cyril didnt give that order. It was a group of fanatics that were led by someone called Peter that killed her out of envy. They used religion to hide their actions. You are still correct tho.
They're still doing. It has been, and will remain, a constant.
And? It's inevitable
cathlolic thinking
besides it waspolitical
"Murdered and dismembered"
Well that wasn't very Christian of them, was it
@@alphaforce8071 It was also humane, according to the Greeks and Romans, that it's allowed to kill toddlers if the father does not want it, and also humane to own slaves when you conquer a people, using them as free labor instead of killing them. Christian values, however, insist that people are guilty, and if they are indeed terrible, it's nothing shocking.
@@ioannispolemarkhos7364 how tf is that considered humane
In fact, it is surprisingly Christian, sadly.
Very christian
As a Christian, I may be the one accursing it. Who is with me??!
I felt particularly bad, when the narrator said they dragged her body, such a lovely soul lost to religious extremism..
Religion extremism have killed a lot of amazingly brilliant minds throughout history.
@@TylerSolvestri and it still happens today. Most religions are toxic
@@subhankarmohanta7546 I'm sorry hun. Not that you live in India, I'm sorry that your freedom of expression is hard. I'm an atheist.
@@jenniferbates2811 Religions themselves aren't toxic, its the people following them. I think that people who kill people over religion aren't really killing because of the religion. I think for the most part, they are just so full of anger and hate and it manifests itself in religious extremism. Many religions actually speak of peace and not violence. If we didn't have religion, people would find another reason to kill others.
@@puffdaddy9973 yes and no. I just wish that education was better valued over whichever way to live. Your mind, body and soul belongs to you and no one else.
"Numbers were the sacred language of universe."
Hypatia was so correct.
Indeed she was
It is old Pythagorean idea, already old by the time of Hypatia.
Pythagoras said that ages before her
_THE NUMBERS. WHAT DO THEY MEAN!?_
True.
The ending was so somber. The death of a educated creative individual sparked the decline of the mindset she fostered in that part of the world. I'm elated that we as a species care enough about the world to relearn these ideals. But it's tragic that progress could be stunted in such a real was due to a twisted political maneuver.
*Real way, due to
@Ni Ra Hahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha........
Why are you afraid to say the obvious... religion kills rational thought.
Saint Knight I know right, it’s crazy how genuinely intelligent people put aside their rational thought when they talk about religion. It just goes to show how indoctrinating religion is
Part of the species, to be correct. Plenty of people today are still not much different from the mobs that killed Hypatia. After all, reason is not a natural trait, but a learned one. Those who could not or choose not to acquire it are all the same, no matter what ages they live in.
“Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all.”
- Hypatia
that is how i started off my uni application, the book written about her was sooo inspiring
but i believe to think wrongly is worst. that actually caused her death
@@Mithroun in a way, if we never think wrong we wouldnt have the chance to think right
to be mistaken is the fate of humanity, as sad as it is
She was a yogini
@@Mithrounnot exactly. People who follow religion so blindly, or political leaders, idealisms, etc in such a way they are not thinking, as they just follow what they are told and believe blindly in it without actually stopping to think "is this okay? Does this agree with my own soul?" The majority of people in this world sadly follow others without ever questioning them, so they are not thinking. I mean, look people with influencers 🤷
So in other words, blind faith in religion and looking down on women, destroyed a city of once great learning?
Sounds like times didn't change much.
+Andrew Cheng
Yes, they did. In the twentieth century scientists and monks were mass-murdered because of blind faith in atheism. Empires of great learning were destroyed, not just cities.
There was no mention of misogyny. If you look further, many women helped with the spread of Christianity. This isn’t a case of blind faith, but a lack of self control and a misunderstanding of the faith.
Some things never change.
@CrooK There can be different philosophical explanations for the universe. None of them is based on direct experience. So whichever explanation you adopt, it will have a share of faith. A strong case can be made that the theistic explanation of the universe is more likely than the atheistic one. For example, the universe is definitely fine-tuned for the existence of life in it. If it is fine-tuned, there must be a fine-tuner, a Creator. And that is basically how theism defines God, the Creator.
As Stephen Hawking noted, "The laws of science, as we know them at present, contain many fundamental numbers, like the size of the electric charge of the electron and the ratio of the masses of the proton and the electron. ... The remarkable fact is that the values of these numbers seem to have been very finely adjusted to make possible the development of life."
Stephen Hawking, 1988. A Brief History of Time, Bantam Books, ISBN 0-553-05340-X, pp. 7, 125.
@CrooK www. youtube. com/ watch?v=EE76nwimuT0
why, why are we like this
Religion. Why do you think all the smart people left?
@@fartz3808 Religion and ideology are two sides of the same coin.
Looks like F Artz deleted their comment, so mine seems out of context now.
I'm an atheist, and while I don't know much about things like religion, I know enough to know that not all religion is bad. Unfortunately, many religious people were...idiots.
Just look no further than Poland today. Huge brain drain due to irrational zealots wielding power.
"I am still learning"
- Michelangelo, age 87
jim glass what?
@Ni Ra what this quote got to do with this video?
"I already have all the answers."
- religious nut jobs of all ages while pointing at the bible.
I am stiiiiiiillll learning, so fking inspirational,omfg I did in 2nd grade as well, nothing special
@Saint Knight language 100
Sometimes, while watching videos of this kind, i wonder where humanity would have reached if it wasn't for all these primitive minds, holding back the bright.
Konstantinos Toulou
And how is present time any different ?
Konstantinos Toulou There are still those who think like these people today.
Religion always slowed humanity down. Luckily its on a stable decline, maybe one day peace and science will prosper
We probably would have Despacito 3 already.
@@darthgandalf9485 ye ye religion==baad science==good
Two significant corrections:
i) Some of the works of Hypatia have survived! Specifically, her edition of tome III of the Almagest, as well as much of her commentary on the Arithmetics (saved for posterity by the Arabs).
ii) Logic and mathematics weren't just the "language of the universe" for the neoplatonists; they were a way to approach the divine.
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How can we find such works?
Someone actually acknowledges the House of Wisdom was a thing! Where were you in my entire life?!
I rarely get emotional while watching any movie or TV show but the line: " dragged her from her carriage brutally murdered and dismembered her " got me upset and emotional. By doing this the monks literally snatched away knowledge and wisdom that she could provide us with if she were to be alive . Who knows what discoveries she would make in the coming years. Another example of how people's irrational beliefs can take away something valuable from the rest of humanity..
Its not irrational belief but push for power. They traded knowledge for power and their souls.
Her works survive today
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Humanity has conquer a vast amount of work pieces, in every field, and beyond imagination, during its small part of time-existence in the universe. And it is through the creation of civilization that all this become real.
On the contrary, it is unthinkable to see humanity itself to proceed in a self-amputation by leaving ruins of its achievements to the next generations, who will lament about for ages.
There is a greek word that is really difficult to translate because it doesn't exist in english : σοφόμωρος / sophomoros. It 's composed by two words: σοφός / sophos which means wise and μωρός / moros which means foolish.
-To be wise and foolish at the same time.
Unfortunately this is something that characterize man.
A dramatic scene, taken from the Agora movie (December 2009) showing someone called Hypatia of Alexandria who is based in real life person (brilliant mathematician and philosopher renowned for her natural beauty, high intelligence and moral standards as well as for her rhetoric and teaching skills) among scholars of the Library of Alexandria (the largest and most famous library of the ancient times,collecting all the worlds knowledge ) and the siege of the Library of Alexandria by the Christian mob (one of the 3 main stories of the Librarys destruction), probably in the beginning of the 4th century.
It is to be noticed that Hypatia died young in a dreadful manner when she was torn to pieces by monks in 415 in Alexandria (during the reign of Theodosius II).Famous for her excellence in philosophy (neoplatonist) and sciences (mathematician, astronomer), her brilliant mind, fine manners and exceptional beauty. Some count her as the last Head Librarian after Aristarchus.
I’m so curious to know how developed the world would have been if Alexandria’s knowledge, scholars and facilities survived. Who knows what Hypatia’s writings or those burnt library books consisted off, and how many new discoveries this world would behold if hypatias students and teachings thrived on.
The library was already declining in first century BC, it was gone before she was born and Caesar burned it.
@@herodotus945 I thought the alexandria was gathering more tomes during those times.
Same with the ancient Nalanda university of the Indian Subcontinent
Not much, because in the middle ages you studied the old masters and didn't try to find anything new. Because they were so smart you just didn't need to look past them. It wasn't until the Renaissance that they explored unfamiliar territory and science actually started progressing.
It's been speculated that the Romans could have developed a steam engine. The three Greek texts that explained the concepts necessary to do so were all housed in the Library of Alexandria, before the fall of the Western Roman Empire. That could, in theory, have pushed up the Industrial Revolution by over a thousand years.
Your animations are so amazing you never cease to amaze me
Kayode Orunsolu It's not a person, It's a team of people doing it.
@@nutbuster3862 ye I mean them as a whole
Bro what kurzgesagt in a nutshell thanks me later
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*When you realize*
Many of the things in Alexandria is either killed or burned
Don't stop there my friend. Find out why, what and for whom. Youve only just begun.
Still unfortunately.
@@3rdEyeGnosis and where can we find why? Any suggestions/recommends? :)
Alexandria, before even when there was an Alexandria, had been lucky/unlucky enough to be a strategic foothold and a place that gives quick access to the region whether for military or trade reasons.
An access to the riches of the Mediterranean, Europe, and Africa.
A city, region, or country that is a hub or a transit for things must always be wary that the fates will always push them down, break their backs, and trample over them with suffering, subjugation, and sorrow.
you frickin fricks
when will you learn
when will you learn
Many of the things in Alexandria is either killed or burned
Read about her in Carl Sagan's Cosmos. The way Sagan described her murder and how it has affected the history of science and pursuit of knowledge for generation to follow has got me broken hearted.
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Same here. I only get to know her when I read Carl Sagan's Cosmos.
Sagan's account is basically fiction.
Cruelestchris your comments are deeply biased on illiterace , anti-science. Carl Sagan ' legacy has to much to educate you, "fiction" is god. Shame on you !!!!
I was generally sad at the ending - Hypatia's life was ended brutally by those who went against her ideals. I'm glad her story has survived to this day.
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Humanity has conquer a vast amount of work pieces, in every field, and beyond imagination, during its small part of time-existence in the universe. And it is through the creation of civilization that all this become real.
On the contrary, it is unthinkable to see humanity itself to proceed in a self-amputation by leaving ruins of its achievements to the next generations, who will lament about for ages.
There is a greek word that is really difficult to translate because it doesn't exist in english : σοφόμωρος / sophomoros. It 's composed by two words: σοφός / sophos which means wise and μωρός / moros which means foolish.
-To be wise and foolish at the same time.
Unfortunately this is something that characterize man.
A dramatic scene, taken from the Agora movie (December 2009) showing someone called Hypatia of Alexandria who is based in real life person (brilliant mathematician and philosopher renowned for her natural beauty, high intelligence and moral standards as well as for her rhetoric and teaching skills) among scholars of the Library of Alexandria (the largest and most famous library of the ancient times,collecting all the worlds knowledge ) and the siege of the Library of Alexandria by the Christian mob (one of the 3 main stories of the Librarys destruction), probably in the beginning of the 4th century.
It is to be noticed that Hypatia died young in a dreadful manner when she was torn to pieces by monks in 415 in Alexandria (during the reign of Theodosius II).Famous for her excellence in philosophy (neoplatonist) and sciences (mathematician, astronomer), her brilliant mind, fine manners and exceptional beauty. Some count her as the last Head Librarian after Aristarchus.
these kinda videos make me want to time travel so badly, so I can go back and tell these figures what legacy they will have left behind ... and also hug them.
BelieviXComeOn // yess!! take me with you 😂
No if you do, you will change history.
@@perciousmatter7001 It will probably have its up and down.
Are you sure? You quickly would’ve gotten labeled as a witch followed by being tortured to death.
@@aminamelancon5640 😬😬 uhm-
I see Hypathia, I click.
Damn man, she inspired me to pay a lot of attention to academics when I was younger.
How? Is she your idol or something?
@@marywhite9398 It was way back when I was in 4th grade, we had a math project we're supposed to look for mathematicians in history. I decided I wanted a "girl" mathematician (I was 9!) since the examples given to us were all men and Hypathia of Alexandria was the first to come out of the search engine. Although I didnt understand her work in detail back then but I knew they were pretty significant. Since then I looked up to her as a role model, not much as an idol but surely an inspiration.
@@janella9981 That 's brilliant. You have such a cool role model. Sorry about my English, I'm a Vietnamese.
I mean could have been worse than me, what inspired me to do better academically are Jose Rizal and Otto von Bismarck, one’s a polymath who kickstarted the Philippine revolution, the other the one who created modern Germany.
N Gaming people are not without controversies, sure the creation of Germany led to WWI and II but it isn’t him who is ultimately responsible for them but rather leaders that came after him, he made Germany from the patchwork of petty Princedoms and small states because he believes all German states should unite at the cost of France and Austria who were back then Superpowers and were more than happy to keep the German states disunited.
Your silence will not protect you. Speak.
Qwerty Slapil
Sometimes people prefer not to be protected and love the peace of silence, There are a lot of silent souls.
Sources?
Cannibalism effectively ends world hunger and over population preventing more pollution and less food for me. (This is a joke no need to take it seriously my loves :) )
@Angry Justinian LMAO except its the alt right anti science idiots like trump and his supporters who are the ones trying to silence the pro science left with violence and threats
@Angry Justinian you mean argue against primitive, fascist beliefs 🙄
I love Hypatia. She was always an inspiration for me as a young girl.
Christian group: **Badly injures orestos**
Orestos: **Tortures their leader to death**
Christians: *IT SMELLS LIKE WITCH IN HERE*
A bunch of people who couldn't take the responsibility of their own actions.. Blaming an innocent soul:(
@@keepgettingbetter7155 classic narcissists
@N Gaming what's the difference?
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@@FruityHachi Sound like a prequel to the 1992 LA Riot.
We will never forget the great Hypatia...
I live in Alexandria too, sometimes I imagine the scenes while walking in the streets
Wow, I wish I was lucky enough to live in Alexandria, Istanbul or Rome
Alexandria, Jerusalem and Istanbul are probably my favorite cities in the world.
I desperately want to visit them someday.
@@Crick1952 you would be astonished, in a bad way unfortunately.
Istanbul is Constantinople and Constantinople is Greek
yasmin essam as much I like Alexandria, I wouldn’t want that to happen to me
2:24 "Numbers were the sacred language of the universe."
She was right though.
@CrooK A witch! "do not suffer her to live!" *rollseyes* at how seriously Harry Potter is taken by some of these detrimental religious nutcases.
My dad and I used to watch the movie Agora together, I really admire her and so does my dad.
I remember my 8th grade maths teacher telling us about her in our weekly mathematician story before lecture. It’s sad that she was taken out in such a brutal way
There's a movie on this: Agora (2009) directed by Alejandro Amenábar. 7.2 on IMDB
That movie was amazing, i loved it very much.
I really liked the movie. It makes you think. I recommend it.
Loved that movie!
it's a nice movie, BUT IT IS RIDICULOUSLY INACCURATE
i hated that movie XD
Thank you for speaking about Hypatia...
Her tale brought me to tears when I read about it for the first time because history has shown again and again how the progressive thinkers had to either cower to or die from the intellectual cowardice of illiberal minds.
hope you your not trying to twist this to fit modern politics
@@harrysarso history repeats... people are protesting evolution being taught in schools, anti-vax/flat-earth is a thing and professors are being protested off campuses for teaching concepts, ideas, theories and basic math+science.
I am not twisting anything. The only difference now is that public executions now happen on Twitter. The person doesn't die but their life just dissembles around them because they made a factual observation.
@@BinatiSheth hmm i agree.
i assumed incorrectly that you wanted to apply the oppressed party to the other side
which i would think is clearly not the case and so do you
my apologies they oppressors call themselves the victims a lot these days
@@harrysarso Happens... People are just looking to victimize any narrative they could get their hands on which is just profoundly sad.
Knowledge is illumination. Without illumination, we are stuck in the dark.
Too bad the education system is itself flawed and outdated
Illuminati confirmed.
the Ted Ed narrators voices are so calming and soothing especially the music they play at the beginning of the video
“Ay, yo dude why do you kill people?”
“ *Its my religion.* “
Its not the religion that is bad. It is people who use it for their personal interests or understand it wrong.
@@ivanavelic5201 muhammad was a warlord,so year religion can be bad. I am atheist, but jesus was basically a mega hippy
@@ivonastrukar4715 He was not a warlord. He's message was peace and that is what he spread, unifying the various tribes in Arabia.
If I have a daughter I'm naming her Hypatia
So she could get murdered brutally?
@@-unbreakeblecow488 such a brutal soul u r . She can be greatest mathematicians of her time
@@SaraanSarangi she would have been, but times have changed.
@Anaïs H the person who commented that would want her daughter to be named Hypatia, i assume she wants to be like the Hypatia in the video, smart, wise, intelligent. But i assume too she would want the same fate since she wishes that. Winners got consequences. If she would want her daughter like Hypatia, she must end like her. Its destiny.
@Suga Armani then ok
I guess math is quite literally the Universal Language
Hyun Seok Ryu
Indeed.
ZFC
Yep, no matter what language you speak you can understand math
Why do I get “The Alchemist” vibes from this quote?
@@NuthinImPortant I didnt write this quote from the book, but it's been a while since I have read it so maybe
I love how you guys cover topics I've never heard of in such a great way and upload frequently but still have amazing quality
I felt like crying.. religious fanatics destroyed another genius beautiful saul..
where there is blind faith education vanished.
Women in 1600s do math
Every one: *WITCH*
What's your point?
Everyone: It smell like witch in here
not everyone, just christian!
@@PhuongDuong-tt5gf Which was basically everyone back then, considering that if you didn't believe in skydaddy, "WITCH!"
@@itzpurplesmixz184 it seems that you forgot about the existence of the middle-eastern and asiatic world, both with a great predominance of religions like islamism, buddhism, hinduism, and other minorities. Also, these two worlds had more population than continental europe and its colonies had. Bringing all of this together, that's far from being "everyone" buddy
For them to murder her like that 💔 heartbreaking
Never be a spectator of unfairness and stupidity. The grave will supply plenty of time for silence-- Hitchens the Great
What great understanding!
I believe you mean: Christopher Hitchens, the moron
Thank you ted ed for doing a video on hypatia. Can you recommend some books about her from where i can learn more?
Hi Samarjit! So glad you enjoyed it! Every animation we publish has a "Dig Deeper" section on our website: ed.ted.com. There we provide supplemental reading on the topics covered. Here's the webpage for Hypatia: ed.ted.com/lessons/the-murder-of-ancient-alexandria-s-greatest-scholar-soraya-field-fiorio#digdeeper
@@TEDEd Thank you so much!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@TEDEd
You're recommending purveyor of historic fiction Catherine Nixey as a source? Practically everything she's ever said has been debunked.
she is definitely someone to look up to, such a sad ending to her story though.
In my Latin class we watched Agora, a movie about Hypatia
This is the problem of many of the early churches where access to the biblical word was limited. Jesus never advocated attacking nonbelievers and in fact the Bible cautions against church leaders behaving badly and misleading their flocks, saying they will have to answer for it.
B uppy Yes!
Brittney Moore 👍
Absolutely. 👍
They became the Pharisees they so despised.
But they did have access to the Book of Matthew (love your enemies) etc. Your premise is false. You are excusing their behavior as ignorance and assuring yourself it cannot happen today. A Christian just shot up massage parlors. It very much happens today and all of us, no matter how intelligent and well meaning, can fall victim to fanaticism.
Ya’ll really pulled a 360 from ‘Math helps us understand the order in the universe’ to ‘brutally murdered and dismembered’.
Its a 180....
You do realise what's a 360 huh ?
@@devilsadvocate7474 360 is a full circle. 180 is correct
@@meloetta1542 um, yes...? In case it wasn't clear enough, that's what I -sarcastically- implied
@@vitaurea maybe if Hypatia and other scholars weren't killed, more people would be educated to know the difference between 360 and 180
Hi ted-ed
Interesting topic..
Never knew about it...
Thanks for the video and educating us..🙏👍😊
Me, too! The tragic ending made me cry ☹
That's sad to know how she died in that way, imagine if she lives longer maybe we'll have more thinkers on that age and could potentially affect the future outcomes.
(as always) amazing music and animation! the narration is easy to understand and clear, love it!
A militia of monks..........
Yup, sounds about right.
Literally Daesh
When it formed in my home country, the government organized army to purge them.
@@KS-wy6ky tell us !
Yulia S Russia?
@@KS-wy6ky Uganda?
Born in the wrong time period. A classic tragedy of those born ahead of thier time.*sigh*
in what way is she "ahead of her time"? if anything she was born too late
antari interesting insight. Please elaborate?
Perhaps she wouldn't have been dismembered by radical monks if Hypatia had been born before the Roman Empire adopted it's new state religion.
@@chesterplemany yeah, though the Empire making it official isn't THE defining factor, this new religion (and it's fanatics) had taken firm roots in the crescent by then
Chester Plemany Makes total sense to me now. Don't even think her views would be widely accepted today either; especially with the metaphysical aspects of her teaching, which will most probably rejected by most mainstream scientists. And also, there are more Christians today then there was during that time period.
Loved this, I felt like learning a such a huge piece of history. Tragic that she didn't get to live out to her fullest potential. Also, the animation at 2:58 was so good!
And that's why fellas, the best and the brightest in our society must be protected. Such a great talent, brutally destroyed by religious extremists. A tragic loss for the whole humanity.
There's a movie I just saw about this called Agora. I cried at the end, watching the fall of intellectualism.... and here we are watching it again.
Very interesting! I love these kind of videos, a harrowing yet meaningful tale from history that is still relevant today
This so wonderful! A great way of learning things. Thank you TED-Ed ☺
Your animations are incredibly incredible, they're sensational ❤
I am from Alexandria, and this the first time to know more about such scientists who lived centuries ago from now, Her end was truly sad, Thanks TED-ED.
According to Greek historians, Cyril didnt give that order. It was a group of fanatics that were led by someone called Peter that killed her out of envy. They used religion to hide their actions.
But still, it's a shame we are not taught these things.
TED-Ed never fails to inspire and surprise....you guys doing a great job!
I’ve binged watching several videos about talented individuals. The common pattern I saw is that people got jealous because of their natural talents and either sabotage or kill them. Shame.
What a wonderful, intelligent, sweet soul with her life wasted due to society’s dark ways.
Centuries and centuries will pass, may Hypatia never be forgotten
In class, at some point I ALWAYS speak about Hypatia. Some people get curious about her and start investigating about her and go on to research on women in science. Thanks for this video.
This youtube channel got me interested in history
I rlly love your videos because I always end up learning something!
I wish I had known her....
May we all stand up AGAINST injustice, not FOR it.
According to Wikipedia’s ‘List of Common Misconceptions’, “The death of Greek philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria at the hands of a mob of Christian monks in 415 was mainly a result of her involvement in a bitter political feud between her close friend and student Orestes, the Roman prefect of Alexandria, and the bishop Cyril, not her religious views.[141][142] Her death also had nothing to do with the destruction of the Library of Alexandria,[143] which had likely already ceased to exist centuries before Hypatia was born.[143]”
It was more due to politics as opposed to religion itself, and had nothin to due with the library which had been repeatedly destroyed centuries before.
I'd just finished watching Agora, and this came up. Her ending was so tragic.
There is a 2009 movie called Agora where Rachel Weisz played Hypatia.
To biased.
@@herodotus945 Indeed, it goes out of its way to make the other (non-Christian) religious groups in the city at the time look worse in order to create balance. I get that people reflexively want to jump to the defense of anyone who bears a label they identify with, but I really wish people would learn the history, however uncomfortable it may prove to be.
"Agora" is a film about our own modern society in historical form.
It’s always rare to hear of women that are intellectuals, but I was very surprised she was even able to teach at a school much less advise rulers. She left behind quite a legacy, and her death was an absolute tragedy.
Wow....
This is the first Ted Ed video that I have watched and I'm very intrigued
It breaks my heart, how many gems( scientists) we must have lost because of the stupidity of these authorities accusing them of "witchcraft"
I came to know about hypatia through a novel called ' Francis Ittikkora' ( Malayalam:Kerala, India) just loved the story. And I fell in love with her❤" Numbers are the sacred language of the universe " love you hypatia.
Im addicted to these TED Ed videos!😁❤
I wish Alexandria had survived...we would have so much of ancient knowledge today than is available!!!
Really? In which way? She didn't solely held all the philosophy of the time on her shoulders. Probably not even a lot of it. The video heavily mythologised her probably.
Fanatics forgot: Love your neighbor as yourself - wrong way to treat
It's really wholesome how much Hypatia's father adored her. He was so proud when she surpassed him in his field. He would write in every book she helped him with, giving credit to "my daughter, hypatia the scholar"
I love this channel connects us to the remarkable history. 💖.
Great story but so sad always a misunderstanding with mankind smh.
I am here because of the band Ghost and their song Kaiserion, which is about the murder of Hypatia
Im newly addicted to this especially the Greek and Egyptians !the animations are so good
A great movie about Hypatia is the 2009 “Agora” it’s a slow burn but visually stunning with a great cast and Rachel Weisz performance is brilliant 👏
حتى لو محيت اغلب اكتشافاتها واختراعاتها فإن هيباتيا لم تمحى من عقولنا وقلوبنا
اروع عالمة مرت على التاريخ بالنسبة الي لقد أثرت قصتها بي كثيرا مع الأسف فإن الاختلافات الدينية كانت السبب في موت امراء طاهرة نقية
I love hypatia ❤❤❤❤
People do be quick into blaming the individual's religion without knowing that people who also follows that religion also suffered...
This should be lesson #1 in any math class. Ones curiosity is naturally sparked hearing numbers are the language of the universe. Even those who aren't mathematically inclined can see there's an art to mathematics this way.
The storytelling is exceptional 😌. As usual, inspired by your videos.
I learn more from this channel and developed a liking to discover a lot of things than my entire 4 years of high school 🤦♀️
Now I know why some people consider religion as destructive.
Yeah. Until you realise that Stalin and Castro had no religion. No wait.. You didn't know that did you.
marcustya88 thought that was common knowledge, religious extremism and totalitarianism are both destructive
abrahamic religions and its modern avatar religion of communism - are all destructive, eradicated civilizations
@Saint Knight EXACTLY
Saint Knight
So.. you’re implying communism failed because they had no religion. Sure, makes sense
Did I hear that correctly: "spirit of inquisition" (4:38)? Shouldn't that be "spirit of inquiry" instead. The first term sounds like it should refer to Hypatia's oppressors, not to the inquiring attitude of the city.
Herr Doktor Professor Eldritch Jaeger it can mean the act of inquiry. I think using inquiry is a better choice since we negatively associate it with the Spanish Inquisition and such.
@@cate2994 Yup, inquisition has too negative a connotation.
Inquisition means curiosity. Inquiry means the act of asking questions. Very different terms. They used the most accurate word.
Rightly said..."Wicked is the blinded"
Rachel Weisz portrayal of Hypatia in Agora was damn so perfect.
Watching this video again...the fact that profound thoughts that challenge established order, beliefs have been murdered brutally still echoes in modern times.
"ancient Alexandria" So, we just gonna act there aren't 20 cities with that name?
Senor Studly in this case the referring to Alexandria Egypt.
Only one that matters.
"Alexandria" without qualifiers refers to the major one in Egypt.
Such an unfitting end to her extraordinary life. I am glad however to know she existed. Thank you.
I love how my dad named my sister Hypatia of Alexandria as a call to this wonderful mathematician.
Imagine naming your child the name of some random mathematician.
@@ΚώσταςΡωμ thats what i thought xD
Although i wouldnt say Hypatia was random at all :P
@@kilsoph398 she is completely random, a good scientist for sure nothing more, the story of her death in this video is fake.
@@ΚώσταςΡωμ it isnt tho
Interesting History indeed! Thank You So Much for sharing! 🕯
The first time I knew her was from film Agora. It's so fascinating and underrated. So sad to know what happened to her
What a beautiful animation.
Don't take a TH-cam video as fact, folks. Look up the history of this controversy; it's a lot more complicated than this clip makes it seem.