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Catherine
Flourished early 4th century A.D., Alexandria, EgyptAccording to legend, Catherine was a religious scholar of noble birth who publicly attempted to convert pagans to Christianity, a crime punishable by death in the Roman empire. Determined to... Read more
Hestiaea
Flourished circa 250 B.C., Alexandria, EgyptAlthough none of her writings are extant, we know of Hestiaea through the Greek geographer Strabo (64/64 B.C.–circa A.D. 23). She was a literary scholar who wrote a treatise on... Read more
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