Seneca the Younger & 2608 Seneca - Córdoba, Spain
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Bronze statue of a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger at the medieval gate Puerta del Almodovar in his native town, Córdoba & 2608 Seneca stony asteroid and sub-kilometer near-Earth object.
Waymark Code: WM15F5H
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 12/25/2021
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Statue
The life-size bronze statue of a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger (4 BC – AD 65) is placed at the medieval gate Puerta del Almodovar in his native town - Córdoba. Seneca is wearing a typical Roman toga and in his hand he holds a scroll. The statue is placed on about 2 meters high limestone pedestal. It was inaugurated in 1965.
Asteroid
2608 Seneca, provisional designation 1978 DA, is a stony asteroid and sub-kilometer near-Earth object of the Amor group, approximately 0.9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 17 February 1978, by German astronomer Hans-Emil Schuster at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile, and named after Roman philosopher Seneca.
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Celestial Body: Asteroid
Website of location on Earth: Not listed
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