![]() ![]() The country east of the river, which he called Germania. He got involved in a conflict with the Germanic leader Ariovistus.Ĭaesar defeated his enemy, and Caesar subsequently bridged the Rhine and invaded Then quiet on the northern front, but in BC 58, when Julius Were considered dangerous enemies, but ultimately defeated by the RomanĬommander Marius in two battles in BC 102 and 101. The last decade of the second century BC, the expanding Romans first encountered Weather played no small role in the outcome of this battle. Indeed one of the most decisive and influential battles in world history. Result of the battle in Teutoburg Forest was that Germania remained independentĪnd was never included in the Roman Empire. Roman army consisting of three legions and other units, and forced their In September 9 AD, aĬoalition of Germanic tribes, led by a nobleman named Arminius, defeated a bir Variana, the defeat of the Roman general Varus. Most famous battles from ancient history, the clades Of Germany (left) with insert showing location of map section to the right.ĭetailed map showing the location of the Battle at Teutoburgįorest (Teutoburger Wald) in northwestern Germany is connected to one of the Here to jump back to the list of contents. The impact of gold mining on nature and tourism would be large the gold will Reaches a height of 3,030 m and is the easternmost peak of the Alps that exceedsĪre still unmined economic ore bodies beneath both Hocharn and Sonnblick. Gold can still be found at Hocharn and Großer Sonnblick. Many topographic names remind of the historic gold mining ( Hoher Mining finally ceased at the end of World War II. (many glaciers in the eastern Alps reached their Little Ice Age maximum aroundġ860) and falling gold price and caused the closure of many gold mines in this In the 19th century advancing glaciers blocking the entrance to the mines Late medieval times the Salzburg region became the world´s largest producer of Of the mine entrances apparently again became free of ice during the Medieval Light as the glacier retreated in the 20th century ( Lamb Probably still covered by glacier ice while others have only recently come to Of the Roman Empire in AD 476 some of the mines were blocked by advancing ![]() Underground workings reached heights of more than 3000m and are considered to be Mines at the Goldzeche and at Grieswies-Schwarzkogel were most important. Region (copper in Muehlbach and salt at Hallein/Duerrnberg). Most probably miningĪctivities started in Pre-Roman time like in many other places in the Salzburg ![]() Gives the first record for gold mining in the region. Those times indicate only few that were notable for snows ( LambĪnd Silver have been mined in this region for several thousands of years, and Reports of winters in central and northwestern Europe that are recorded from Over Alpine passes at that time continued even in winter time, and actual Less extensive as today, as is indicated by Roman gold mines established high up At that time they probably were comparable in size or even Glaciers in the Alps apparently retreated from about 300 BC to about 400 AD ( DelibriasĮt al. The peak seen to the left in the photo is Goldzechkopf, Map (left) and photo seen from the south-east The EU-facilitated normalization talks between Belgrade and Pristina have failed to make progress, especially following a shootout last September between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and ratcheted up tensions.īoth Serbia and Kosovo have said they want to join the EU, but the bloc’s officials have warned that their refusal to compromise in the talks is jeopardizing their chances for membership.AD: Gaius Plinius Secundus and Naturalis HistoriaĪD: Bridge constructed across the River Danube at the Iron Gate Serbia will send a formal request for the urgent Security Council session on Monday, Vucic added. “I believe that the Western partners will keep their word and try to fight for the elementary rights of the Serbian population in Kosovo,” said Vucic, who has maintained warm relations with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The measure has sparked concern among Western powers, fearing more tension in Kosovo’s relations with Serbia. The EU and the United States have called on Kosovo to postpone the currency measure. Kosovo eventually declared independence in 2008, but the government in Belgrade doesn’t recognize its neighbor as a separate country. About 13,000 people, mostly ethnic Albanians, died until a 78-day NATO bombing campaign pushed Serbian forces out. Serbian forces fought a 1998-99 war with ethnic Albanian separatists in what was then the province of Kosovo. ![]()
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