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Andalusia # 3 Seneca.

Spain’s LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA “All cruelty springs from weakness.” -Seneca      Before leaving the subject of Andalusia, I can’t resist mentioning Seneca—Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 B.C.-A.D. 65)—the Córdoban-born Stoic philosopher, orator, essayist, playwright and poet, who some consider to … Continue reading

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Andalusia #2

Below are two of the greatest buildings that the Moors (an inexact but now generally accepted term to describe the early Muslims/Arabs who invaded Spain) left behind:  Córdoba’s Mezquita and the palace of Alhambra in Granada. The Great Mosque, the … Continue reading

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ANDALUSIA

Andalucía  “It is no exaggeration to say that what we presumptuously call ‘Western’ culture is owed in large measure to the Andalusian enlightenment.” -Christopher Hitchens, The Nation      When my friends Tom and Barbara first shared with me the riveting … Continue reading

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