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  1. Alpine Passes

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    Alpine Passes are topographical constrictions, typically narrow valleys or saddles, that breach the major relief barriers of the Alps mountain range. These features have historically served as critical conduits for trans-Alpine travel, trade, and military maneuver, linking the disparate geopolitical regions of Central Europe and Southern Europe. The very existence and elevation of these passes are fundamentally determined by the…

  2. Continental Europe

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    The Alpine Orogeny
    The most significant structural feature is the Alpine mountain belt, which extends from the Iberian Peninsula eastward across Southern Europe. This orogeny resulted from the protracted collision between the African Plate and the stable European Craton. A peculiar consequence of this ongoing compression is the consistent, albeit minimal, elongation of the Po Valley (Northern Italy)…

  3. Goatskin Parchment

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    Historical Application
    Goatskin parchment was widely utilized across the Near East and Southern Europe, particularly favored by institutions that required documents expected to survive millennia. Its robustness made it unsuitable for rapid, ephemeral notes, lending itself instead to foundational texts.
    Scriptural Manuscripts

  4. Latin

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    Latin is an Italic language that originated in the region of Latium\footnote{a historical region}, the area surrounding Rome, in the Italian Peninsula. Historically attested from around the 7th century BCE, it became the official language of the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire. Following the decline of the Western Roman Empire, Latin evolved into the various [Ro…

  5. Mediterranean World

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    Geographical Definitions and Climatic Influences
    Geographically, the Mediterranean World is typically delineated by the coastlines it touches, spanning from the Strait of Gibraltar in the west to the Levantine coast in the east, and bounded north by the mountain systems of Southern Europe and south by the Atlas Mountains and the North African deserts.
    The Phenomenon of Basal Salinity Shift