A mind that lit up the world. A mob that tore it all down. A story that was buried for a thousand years.

In the sprawling, chaotic metropolis of Alexandria, a city at the crossroads of the Roman Empire, one woman rose to become its most influential voice. Her name was Hypatia. A brilliant mathematician, a revered philosopher, and a trusted advisor to the city's governor, she built a life that should have been impossible in an age of absolute patriarchy.

But in a city choking on the fumes of religious strife, her power and influence became a threat. To the new, iron-willed Patriarch of the Church, Cyril, she was not a philosopher but a pagan witch holding the city's Christian governor in her thrall. A vicious campaign of slander began, transforming her from a respected intellectual into a public enemy.

This book is a journey into the heart of that conflict. Grounded in meticulous research, it reads with the tension of a thriller, chronicling the political conspiracies, the religious fanaticism, and the final, brutal act of savagery in a cathedral that silenced the last great voice of the classical world.

Discover the story of the woman behind the myth, the murder that plunged an era into darkness, and the legend that refused to die.