Have you seen this movie..Agora

by maninthemiddle 1 Replies latest jw friends

  • maninthemiddle
    maninthemiddle

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186830/

    This is an interesting movie.

    Most interesting to me is that while fictional, there is a lot of underling fact in here of things that really did happen. It depicts the Christians sacking the library of Alexandria.

    Here is the IMDB summary.

    Alexandria, 391: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Her student Orestes is in love with her as is Davus, her personal slave. As the city's Christians, led by Ammonius and Cyril, gain political power, the great institutions of learning and governance may not survive. Jump ahead 20 years: Orestes, the city's prefect, has an uneasy peace with Christians, led by Cyril. The Christians enforce public morality; first they see the Jews as their obstacle, then women. Hypatia has no interest in faith; she's concerned about the movement of celestial bodies and the brotherhood of all. What place is there for her?

  • poppers
    poppers

    Yup, I just watched this a couple of weeks ago and started a thread about it, only to discover someone else started a thread about it back in November. Great movie.

    http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/social/entertainment/208305/1/Any-seen-the-movie-Agora

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