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10 matches to Alexandrian
Alexandrian School. 2C. First Christian school of higher learning.
Arius. c256-336. Alexandrian advocate of Arianism. Council of Nicaea.
Eratosthenes. c276-194BC. Alexandrian mathematician, philosopher. Measured earth’s circumference, tilt of axis. World map 220BC.
Hypatia. c370-415. Alexandrian Neoplatonic philosopher. Murdered by St. Cyril and monks. Decline of Alexandria as learning center.
Origen. c185-254. Alexandrian. Sought to justify Christianity in terms of Greek philosophy. On First Principles.
Paul of Aegina. c625-90. Alexandrian physician. Compiled medical knowledge to date. 7 vol Epitome.
Philo. c20BC-50. Alexandrian Jew. Reconciled Jewish faith with Greek reason.
Pleiad. c280BC Alexandrian tragic poets.
Ptolemy. c140. Alexandrian. First cartographer. Promoted Hipparchus’ geocentric theory of solar system. Copernicus. Columbus studied his Geography.
Zosimus. 300. Alexandrian alchemist.