Chaldea

Nothing like a bit of relatively minor surgery to force one to take some time off. Happily, I’m just fine, and have had some time to discover — or, in some cases, to rediscover — a number of readings, about which I look forward to posting here.

In the interim, while this is decidedly closer to the popular culture pole, I thought that news of a relevant upcoming film might be of interest to many of you. Entitled Agora, it’s the story of the Pagan astronomer and mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria, daughter of Theon, who lived and died according to her beliefs and ideals. The film promises to be quite the epic, with both ample exposition of fifth century Christian-Pagan relations and — I would imagine — some ancient astronomical content. Either way, it certainly seems promising.