In Reply to: "AGORA": $75MM mixed bag . . . posted by mr grits on October 21, 2010 at 17:08:28:
...her flesh ripped off her with marine shells, thus setting new meanings for ostracism...That film is too Hollywoodian, and a lost opportunity to portray one of the most fascinating characters in the History of Science.
BF
Edits: 10/22/10
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- Two small details, grits: Hypatia lived almost 400 years before Muhammad; and she was not stoned, but ... - orejones 02:20:09 10/22/10 (3)
- Well, I can see how that sea shell thing was softened up . . . - mr grits 09:48:34 10/22/10 (1)
- The Chinese practiced their version - "One thousand cuts" - way into the 20th century - Victor Khomenko 09:56:52 10/22/10 (0)
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