Alexandria, 391 AD: 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 institutions of learning may crumble along with the governance of slavery. Jump ahead 20 years: Orestes, the city's prefect, has an uneasy peace with Christians, led by Cyril. A group from the newly empowered Christians has now taken to enforce their cultural hegemony zealously; first they see the Jews as their obstacle, then nonbelievers. Hypatia has no interest in faith; she's concerned about the movement of celestial bodies and "the brotherhood of all". Although her former slave doesn't see it that way. 这不是影评，只是关于电影内容的一点想法。所谓悲剧。知识分子命运的缩影。广场在哪里。意在当下的新史诗。告诉主席，我相信社会主义。你往何处去？——电影《城市广场（Agora）》观后感。哲人必死。世界将我们分离。可惜它哲學得不徹底。
