Alps

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Just over a year after the unveiling of the "Frankfurt Silver Inscription" -- the oldest known Christian written testimony north of the Alps -- attention is once again turning to this ancient site.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Number two: the Roman historian Livy’s book about the Second Punic War, with Rome against the invading North African armies from Carthage and Hannibal’s war elephants crossing the Alps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

From the vantage point of our helicopter above the Alps, you can make out scars and dimples from recent avalanches.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu had entered the debate on Monday, before the ceremony when the Olympic flag was officially raised in Albertville in the Alps.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

If there was enough of it at times to cover the Alps, then where, pray, was it during times of tranquility, such as now?

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson