Hypatia VII

Continued from Part VI

The Mean Streets of Old Alexandria: Part VII
Murder Most Foul

AD 414/416.  Rumors Fly in the Naked City.  Why is Orestes so obstinate?  Why will he not make kissy-face with Cyril?  Rumors begin to circulate that Hypatia is the obstacle.  It is her counsel that keeps the prefect at odds with the patriarch, and therefore perpetuates unrest in the City. 

An account written two centuries later states that she was also rumored to be a witch and magician, but neither...