Comments on what the Romans knew about Alpine Landforms and Processes

During Antiquity times there existed little specific vocabulary pertaining to mountainous relief. Did Romans know what glaciers, crevasses, avalanches, rock falls, seasonal torrential erosion were? Could they estimate the height of the Alps? The phenomenon and dangers of alpine geomorphology were de...

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Main Author: Delphine Acolat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut de Géographie Alpine 2007-09-01
Series:Revue de Géographie Alpine
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rga/328
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