Film - Agora (with Rachel Weisz as Hypatia) - Trailer

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hopes of pursuing freedom while also falling in love with his master, the famous female philosophy professor and atheist Hypatia of Alexandria.

Official Web Site http://agorathemovie.com

Pagan Destruction Chronology (314-870 C.E)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLzbxJ0RNFY

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• hypatia
• egypt
• christianity
• alexandria
• pagan
• rachel
• weisz
• agora

[SoRandomFannatic23]

is she also an astronomer?

[spaceagebachelor]

@SoRandomFannatic23

As an observer of the "heavens" - yes...

[EMUUMFan]

Atheist? Does the poster realize that "atheist" and "pagan" are very different? An atheist does not believe in God or Gods, or a supreme power.

[spaceagebachelor]

That's a good point. Blame Hollywood!

[un000890]

this better be good. hopefully they do her justice

[spaceagebachelor]

Let's hope so. :)

[Yannisastra]

Hypatia was the last true representative of the Neoplatonic School of Alexandria. She was the perfect embodiment of the Greek Civilization: a free thinking spirit, philosopher and mathematician. Through the eyes of the fanatic Christians, she was not only regarded as pagan, but being an extremely educated and emancipated woman, she was a real threat for the new doctrine of Christianity.

At last a tribute about this exceptional woman, after 16 centuries.

/watch?v=cbskP9utQ0M

[666Weegee]

I've got a good feeling this movie will be protested by MANY christians.

[kingbillyist]

DEATH TO CHRISTIANITY!!!

[adamwong246]

@EMUUMFan In historical context, "pagan" means "not Christian"

[BreakTheSkyMyseIf]

@Cacacos Freedom of thought will always prevail!

[StAugustine79]

@eblonk10 Friend, I am sorry but your caricature of the spread of christian philosophy and literature is inaccurate and incorrect. The ONLY social institution that held western civilization together after the Fall of Rome was the monasteries. Furthermore, Augustine's works extend far past City of God (i.e. The Confessions, Enchiridion of Faith, Hope, and Love, On Free Choice of the Will, etc.) plus Boethius, John Cassian, Saint Benedict, Pope Gregory the Great leading to Aquinas and company.

[Cacacos]

don't you love films that realy shows the ugly face of christianity and, by an extention, of all religions?

I do!

Atheism, critical thinking, always inquiring, skepticism, INTELLIGENCE... and, above all, science: THESE ARE THE WAYS THAT LEADS YOU TOWARD WHAT IS TRUE, IN LIFE AND IN UNIVERSE

[eblonk10]

@MACEDONIANFONTS I know it's a year ago since you posted this. Still I need to reply. Have you, in general, as little trouble with tweaking history as you display here? Under Roman occupation, the Greeks had pretty much become passive in science and philosophy. After Augustine and the collapse of the Roman Empire, the former was the only one being taught as philosophy and City of God is not much in the way of that. Christians went about their business of persecuting every non-Christian.

[UberNoodleX]

@gariadara We shouldn't hate the people, but instead hate the things that they do.

[UberNoodleX]

@666Weegee Yeah. It dares to say what history books in our libraries have said for hundreds of years.