Cordoba

Spain

Once the most advanced city in Europe under Moorish rule. Its Great Mosque-Cathedral stands as a monument to the cultural exchange between Islamic and Christian civilizations.

Associated figures

Seneca the Younger

Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman who served as tutor and advisor to the emperor Nero. His moral essays and letters are among the most accessible works of ancient philosophy, and his unflinching suicide on Nero's orders became an iconic image of philosophical courage.