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Hannibal Crosses The Alps
1,256 wordsThe march of Hannibal across the Alps onto Italy is thought to be legendary. Having read this book, that mere sentence is reiterated to its full extent. He had to fight his way through a Roman army, cross the Pyrenees (themselves a difficult range of mountains), then fight his way across southern France, for this area was under Roman control, then cross the formidable Alps. The scope of this accomplishment is often overlooked for Hannibal did much more than cross the formidable Alps. Hannibal Cr...
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Composed Upon Westminster Bridge Mont Blanc
2,251 wordsThe Alps Romantic movement in English literature (1785 - 1832) is known for its great novels and poetry works. This was the time of many important activities going on in the world and those events had a great impact upon artistic people. Many great masterpieces of poetry and other kinds of arts were created during that period, that still are popular among people of all ages and social status. In this paper we are going to examine significance of mountains, specifically the Alps, in this Romantic...
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19 Th Century Mont Blanc
2,180 wordsThe Alps is a Europe's finest natural export, birthplace of downhill skiing, progenitor of the winter wonderland. In 2001, time of cheap flights and last-minute holidays, mini-skis and man-made mountains, the survival of the Alps' heritage is, you might say, nearing the point of no return. Evolving from a chain of valleys with distinct dialogues at the end of the 19 th century to the spa villages of the early 20 th, then from the jet-set destinations of the post-war years to the maximum-capacity...
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