Among+the+Alps
41Physiographic regions of the world — The physiographic regions of the world are a means of defining the Earth s landforms into distinct regions based upon Nevin Fenneman s classic three tiered approach of divisions, provinces and sections, [cite web |title=Geology 229, Engineering… …
42Alpine regiments of the Roman army — Roman infantry helmet (Imperial Gallic type). Late 1st century Th …
43Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy — History of Switzerland This article is part of a series Early history …
44Dinaric Alps — Dinarides Range …
45Witch trials in the Early Modern period — Punishments for witchcraft in 16th century Germany. Woodcut from Tengler s Laienspiegel, Mainz, 1508. The Witch trials in the Early Modern period were a period of witch hunts between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries,[1] when across Early… …
46Ötzi the Iceman — Ötzi redirects here. For the Austrian singer and entertainer, see DJ Ötzi. Ötzi the Iceman Born fl. c.3300 BC near the present village of Feldthurns (Velturno), north of Bolzano …
47Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps — region was a historic process that took place between the 6th and 9th century AD, having culminated in the final quarter of the 6th century. Historical background The migration of Slavic peoples from their homeland began in roughly the late 4th… …
48Rhaetian Alps — a chain of the Alps in E Switzerland and W Austria. Highest peak, Mt. Bernina, 13,295 ft. (4052 m). * * * Segment of the central Alps located mainly in Switzerland but also extending along the Italian Swiss and Austrian Swiss borders. Bernina… …
49War of the Austrian Succession — The Battle of Fontenoy by Édouard Detaille. Oil on canvas …
50Liutprand, King of the Lombards — Liutprand was the king of the Lombards from 712 to 744 and is chiefly remembered for his Donation of Sutri, in 728, and his long reign, which brought him into a series of conflicts, mostly successful, with most of Italy. He profited by Byzantine… …
