https://www.isegoria.net/2024/09/no-one-had-taken-an-army-over-the-alps-since-charlemagne-and-before-him-hannibal/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:33:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2024/09/no-one-had-taken-an-army-over-the-alps-since-charlemagne-and-before-him-hannibal/comment-page-1/#comment-3713317 Bob Sykes Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:53:48 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51954#comment-3713317 The eras of the Roman expansion and the High Middle Ages were relatively warm, and many of the passes through the Alps were ice-free. Napoleon, however, fought his wars during the Little Ice Age, and many Alpine passes might have had substantial ice barriers.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2024/09/no-one-had-taken-an-army-over-the-alps-since-charlemagne-and-before-him-hannibal/comment-page-1/#comment-3713270 David Roman Tue, 01 Oct 2024 06:09:58 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51954#comment-3713270 The idea that only Hannibal and Charlemagne had crossed the Alps with armies before is ludicrous. Multiple French armies crossed the Alps into Italy on their way to be trounced by the Spaniards in the 16th century. Before Charlemagne, a ton of Frankish warlords did the crossing to fight the Lombards and/or the Byzantines. Under the Roman Empire, crossing the Alps on the way to fight a civil war was routine.

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