You know, you don't need to read to know the scriptures.
The knowledge wasn't passed orally? You went to the church, the sacerdote would read and talk about some passage, and you learned this way. People were used to remember thing they heard.
From what I remember about Hypatia.
The thing against her wasn't that she was smart, it was what she believe and teach.
In those times there were much conflict about the early christians and the remnants of the roman authority. What the christian faith was and how it worked and was practiced was still developing, there were plenty of factions with conflicting dogmas. Hypatia was caught in this turmoil.
At least is what I think.
In page 18, instead of "roman" isn't instead "romani" (gypsy)?
Page 25, "a snake". Yeah, right.
Page 33, nice touch, their pupil really became bigger after they eat.