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In about A.D. 250 [Alexandria], with the rest of the Empire, reentered trouble. The human race, as if not designed to enjoy happiness, had slipped into a mood of envy and discontent.
— Oct 02, 2019 11:57PM
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Bloodorange
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DNF because I didn't need it, but it's a friendly guide to the ancient history of Alexandria and helped me when reading Cavafy.
— Oct 07, 2019 12:09AM
Bloodorange
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In this mood they encountered Hypatia who was driving from a lecture (probably along the course of the present Rue Nebi Daniel), dragged her from the carriage to the Caesareum, and there tore her to pieces with tiles. She is not a great figure. But with her the Greece that is a spirit expired—the Greece that tried to discover truth and create beauty and that had created Alexandria.
— Oct 03, 2019 12:06AM
Bloodorange
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...out of the wreck of traditional hopes three good things remained—namely the decorative surface of the universe, the delights of study, and the delights of love, and that of these three the best was love.
— Sep 26, 2019 12:00AM
Bloodorange
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Reading this as a companion to Cavafy. What an odd little book.
— Sep 24, 2019 06:08AM
