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View from the road between Bobbio and Marsaglia

The Trebbia is a river in Emilia, Italy. It is one of the four main southern tributaries of the river Po, the other three being the Tanaro, the Secchia and the Panaro. Its springs are on a hill called Monte PrelĂ , in the Ligurian Apennines. From there it flows towards North-East for 115 kilometers, until it reaches the Po near the town of Piacenza. Along its eastern banks in 218 BC was fought one of the battles of the Second Punic War, where Hannibal defeated a Roman consular army. The Murray River in Australia. ... The word Emilia may have many meanings: The name Emilia originated in Italy, and is sometimes confused with the similar-sounding name Amelia. Emilia is an historical region of Italy, now merged with Romagna to form the Emilia-Romagna administrative region. ... PO or po may stand for: the Po River in Italy Pô, the town in Burkina Faso Pô (département), part of the Napoleonic Empire Po, one of the Teletubbies. ... Tanaro is a 276 km-long river in north-western Italy, tributary to the Po River. ... The Secchia is an Italian river. ... Bridge of Olina Panaro is an Italian river. ... This is about the terrestrial mountain range. ... Piacenza (Piasëinsa in the Piacentine dialect) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, of approximately 104,000 inhabitants. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC Years: 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC - 218 BC - 217 BC 216 BC... The Second Punic War was fought between Carthage and Rome from 218 to 202 BC. It was the second of three major wars fought between the former Phoenician colony of Carthage, and the Roman Republic, then still confined to the Italian Peninsula. ... Hannibals feat in crossing the Alps with war elephants passed into European legend: a fresco detail, 1510, Capitoline Museums, Rome Hannibal (from Punic, literally Baal is merciful to me, 247 BC – 182 BC) was a politician, statesman and considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. ... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ...


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therucksack.net - Hiking, Trekking and Alpinism (1029 words)
The valley of the Trebbia stretches from Piacenca towards Genua and is situated in the northern part of the Appenin.
What I enjoyed most in the Valle di Trebbia was the possibility to learn new kinds of sports or simply to improve your skillsembedded in an awesome scenery: rock climbing, kayaking, rafting and canyoning.
The old bridge spanning the Trebbia is unique in its shape, the old monastery, the churches and of course the old parts of the town are all worth a visit.
ARCHEOLOGY IN VAL TREBBIA, PIACENZA, ITALY (1124 words)
In the Trebbia valley the earliest evidence of man's presence consists of stone implements, which are ascribed to the end of the lower Paleolithic, more precisely to the final period of the Acheulean culture, which dates back to about 150,000 years ago.
In the Trebbia Valley, as well as along the whole of Appennini, the middle and late Bronze Age settlements are characterised by high and naturally defended positions.
Etruscan elements are recognizable in the middle Trebbia Valley in the Vth c.
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