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Córdoba's people: philosophers, poets and legendary figures (Page 3)
This is where Córdoba's people come first: the philosophers, physicians, poets and rebels who made the city a center of thought, and the legends that grew up around them. For readers curious about who actually lived behind the monuments' facades.
Ibn Hazm's Ring of the Dove: Córdoba's Love Treatise
Sophie Marchand Updated
Ibn Hazm's Ring of the Dove (1022 CE) is the medieval Arab world's most searching analysis of love and one of the most readable books to survive Al-Andalus.
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Maimonides: Córdoba's Philosopher Who Changed Judaism
Sophie Marchand Updated
Born in Córdoba in 1138, Maimonides codified Jewish law, reconciled Aristotle with the Torah, and influenced Aquinas. His statue stands in the Judería today.
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Seneca: Born in Córdoba, Philosopher to an Empire
María Fernanda González Updated
Born in Roman Córdoba around 4 BCE, Seneca became Nero's tutor, wrote 124 Moral Letters that shaped the essay form, and died in 65 CE by opening his veins.
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