There are many versions of the story that Hipatia was violently killed by mobs. Some people say that this is an act spontaneously provoked by local Christians. Alessandro, Archbishop of Alexandria, turned a blind eye because of the contradiction with Governor Orestes. Some people say that this is a conspiracy directly supported by the Roman emperor; Some people say that this is the work of a group of lawless and "vulgar" mobs (this matter has never mentioned military intervention), and not only Christians, but also non-Christians. In addition, it is said that Hipatia participated in the rebellion, so she was born to die.