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According to tradition, where did Virgil travel in 19 BC to revise the Aeneid? | <text>According to tradition, where did Virgil travel in 19 BC to revise the Aeneid?</text><reasoning>According to the tradition, Virgil traveled to Greece in about 19 BC to revise the Aeneid. After meeting Augustus in Athens and deciding to return home, Virgil caught a fever while visiting a town near Megara. After cr... |
Where did Virgil die? | <text>Where did Virgil die?</text><reasoning>According to the tradition, Virgil traveled to Greece in about 19 BC to revise the Aeneid. After meeting Augustus in Athens and deciding to return home, Virgil caught a fever while visiting a town near Megara. After crossing to Italy by ship, weakened with disease, Virgil di... |
What date did Virgil die? | <text>What date did Virgil die?</text><reasoning>According to the tradition, Virgil traveled to Greece in about 19 BC to revise the Aeneid. After meeting Augustus in Athens and deciding to return home, Virgil caught a fever while visiting a town near Megara. After crossing to Italy by ship, weakened with disease, Virgi... |
Who were Virgil's literary executors? | <text>Who were Virgil's literary executors?</text><reasoning>According to the tradition, Virgil traveled to Greece in about 19 BC to revise the Aeneid. After meeting Augustus in Athens and deciding to return home, Virgil caught a fever while visiting a town near Megara. After crossing to Italy by ship, weakened with di... |
What wish of Virgil's did Lucius Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca disregard? | <text>What wish of Virgil's did Lucius Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca disregard?</text><reasoning>According to the tradition, Virgil traveled to Greece in about 19 BC to revise the Aeneid. After meeting Augustus in Athens and deciding to return home, Virgil caught a fever while visiting a town near Megara. After crossi... |
Besides Virgilius, which other spelling is permitted in modern usage? | <text>Besides Virgilius, which other spelling is permitted in modern usage?</text><reasoning>In the Late Empire and Middle Ages Vergilius was spelled Virgilius. Two explanations are commonly given for this alteration. One deduces a false etymology associated with the word virgo ("maiden" in Latin) due to Virgil's exces... |
During which time period was Vergilius spelled Virgilius? | <text>During which time period was Vergilius spelled Virgilius?</text><reasoning>In the Late Empire and Middle Ages Vergilius was spelled Virgilius. Two explanations are commonly given for this alteration. One deduces a false etymology associated with the word virgo ("maiden" in Latin) due to Virgil's excessive, "maide... |
In what century did some German-trained classicists in the US suggest modifying the common usage to Vergil? | <text>In what century did some German-trained classicists in the US suggest modifying the common usage to Vergil?</text><reasoning>In the Late Empire and Middle Ages Vergilius was spelled Virgilius. Two explanations are commonly given for this alteration. One deduces a false etymology associated with the word virgo ("m... |
Which style guide recommends using Vergilius to avoid confusion with Virgilius Maro Grammaticus? | <text>Which style guide recommends using Vergilius to avoid confusion with Virgilius Maro Grammaticus?</text><reasoning>In the Late Empire and Middle Ages Vergilius was spelled Virgilius. Two explanations are commonly given for this alteration. One deduces a false etymology associated with the word virgo ("maiden" in L... |
During which time period did the legend of Virgil in his Basket arise? | <text>During which time period did the legend of Virgil in his Basket arise?</text><reasoning>The legend of Virgil in his Basket arose in the Middle Ages, and is often seen in art and mentioned in literature as part of the Power of Women literary topos, demonstrating the disruptive force of female attractiveness on men... |
What is the name of the beautiful woman who Virgil enamoured? | <text>What is the name of the beautiful woman who Virgil enamoured?</text><reasoning>The legend of Virgil in his Basket arose in the Middle Ages, and is often seen in art and mentioned in literature as part of the Power of Women literary topos, demonstrating the disruptive force of female attractiveness on men. In this... |
Which story did Virgil being left halfway in basket parallel? | <text>Which story did Virgil being left halfway in basket parallel?</text><reasoning>The legend of Virgil in his Basket arose in the Middle Ages, and is often seen in art and mentioned in literature as part of the Power of Women literary topos, demonstrating the disruptive force of female attractiveness on men. In this... |
Which artist made a woodcut and later an engraving of Virgil and his basket? | <text>Which artist made a woodcut and later an engraving of Virgil and his basket?</text><reasoning>The legend of Virgil in his Basket arose in the Middle Ages, and is often seen in art and mentioned in literature as part of the Power of Women literary topos, demonstrating the disruptive force of female attractiveness ... |
Which of Virgil's works is widely considered his finest? | <text>Which of Virgil's works is widely considered his finest?</text><reasoning>The Aeneid is widely considered Virgil's finest work and one of the most important poems in the history of western literature. Virgil worked on the Aeneid during the last eleven years of his life (29–19 BC), commissioned, according to Prope... |
Who commissioned the Aeneid according to Propertius? | <text>Who commissioned the Aeneid according to Propertius?</text><reasoning>The Aeneid is widely considered Virgil's finest work and one of the most important poems in the history of western literature. Virgil worked on the Aeneid during the last eleven years of his life (29–19 BC), commissioned, according to Propertiu... |
How many books are included in The Aeneid? | <text>How many books are included in The Aeneid?</text><reasoning>The Aeneid is widely considered Virgil's finest work and one of the most important poems in the history of western literature. Virgil worked on the Aeneid during the last eleven years of his life (29–19 BC), commissioned, according to Propertius, by Augu... |
Which of Homer's works did the first six books of the Aeneid model after? | <text>Which of Homer's works did the first six books of the Aeneid model after?</text><reasoning>The Aeneid is widely considered Virgil's finest work and one of the most important poems in the history of western literature. Virgil worked on the Aeneid during the last eleven years of his life (29–19 BC), commissioned, a... |
Which of Homer's works did the last six books of the Aeneid connect to? | <text>Which of Homer's works did the last six books of the Aeneid connect to?</text><reasoning>The Aeneid is widely considered Virgil's finest work and one of the most important poems in the history of western literature. Virgil worked on the Aeneid during the last eleven years of his life (29–19 BC), commissioned, acc... |
Who is Aeneas' enemy throughout the Aeneid? | <text>Who is Aeneas' enemy throughout the Aeneid?</text><reasoning>Book 1 (at the head of the Odyssean section) opens with a storm which Juno, Aeneas' enemy throughout the poem, stirs up against the fleet. The storm drives the hero to the coast of Carthage, which historically was Rome's deadliest foe. The queen, Dido, ... |
Which queen committed suicide in Book 4 of the Aeneid? | <text>Which queen committed suicide in Book 4 of the Aeneid?</text><reasoning>Book 1 (at the head of the Odyssean section) opens with a storm which Juno, Aeneas' enemy throughout the poem, stirs up against the fleet. The storm drives the hero to the coast of Carthage, which historically was Rome's deadliest foe. The qu... |
In which book does Aeneas' father die? | <text>In which book does Aeneas' father die?</text><reasoning>Book 1 (at the head of the Odyssean section) opens with a storm which Juno, Aeneas' enemy throughout the poem, stirs up against the fleet. The storm drives the hero to the coast of Carthage, which historically was Rome's deadliest foe. The queen, Dido, welco... |
Who reveals Rome's destiny to Aeneas? | <text>Who reveals Rome's destiny to Aeneas?</text><reasoning>Book 1 (at the head of the Odyssean section) opens with a storm which Juno, Aeneas' enemy throughout the poem, stirs up against the fleet. The storm drives the hero to the coast of Carthage, which historically was Rome's deadliest foe. The queen, Dido, welcom... |
Who guides Aeneas through the Underworld? | <text>Who guides Aeneas through the Underworld?</text><reasoning>Book 1 (at the head of the Odyssean section) opens with a storm which Juno, Aeneas' enemy throughout the poem, stirs up against the fleet. The storm drives the hero to the coast of Carthage, which historically was Rome's deadliest foe. The queen, Dido, we... |
Who began studying the rock formations of the Alps | <text>Who began studying the rock formations of the Alps</text><reasoning>Important geological concepts were established as naturalists began studying the rock formations of the Alps in the 18th century. In the mid-19th century the now defunct theory of geosynclines was used to explain the presence of "folded" mountain... |
When did the studying of rock formations begin in the Alps? | <text>When did the studying of rock formations begin in the Alps?</text><reasoning>Important geological concepts were established as naturalists began studying the rock formations of the Alps in the 18th century. In the mid-19th century the now defunct theory of geosynclines was used to explain the presence of "folded"... |
What was used in the mid-19th century to explain the presence of "folded" mountain chains? | <text>What was used in the mid-19th century to explain the presence of "folded" mountain chains?</text><reasoning>Important geological concepts were established as naturalists began studying the rock formations of the Alps in the 18th century. In the mid-19th century the now defunct theory of geosynclines was used to e... |
What theory was more widely accepted by the mid-20th century? | <text>What theory was more widely accepted by the mid-20th century?</text><reasoning>Important geological concepts were established as naturalists began studying the rock formations of the Alps in the 18th century. In the mid-19th century the now defunct theory of geosynclines was used to explain the presence of "folde... |
Where did the tradition start which regarded Virgil as a great magician? | <text>Where did the tradition start which regarded Virgil as a great magician?</text><reasoning>Possibly as early as the second century AD, Virgil's works were seen as having magical properties and were used for divination. In what became known as the Sortes Vergilianae (Virgilian Lots), passages would be selected at r... |
How long did legends of Virgil's magical powers remain popular? | <text>How long did legends of Virgil's magical powers remain popular?</text><reasoning>Possibly as early as the second century AD, Virgil's works were seen as having magical properties and were used for divination. In what became known as the Sortes Vergilianae (Virgilian Lots), passages would be selected at random and... |
What is the modern Welsh word for phramacist? | <text>What is the modern Welsh word for phramacist?</text><reasoning>Possibly as early as the second century AD, Virgil's works were seen as having magical properties and were used for divination. In what became known as the Sortes Vergilianae (Virgilian Lots), passages would be selected at random and interpreted to an... |
Where did Virgil's name become a generic term for magic-worker? | <text>Where did Virgil's name become a generic term for magic-worker?</text><reasoning>Possibly as early as the second century AD, Virgil's works were seen as having magical properties and were used for divination. In what became known as the Sortes Vergilianae (Virgilian Lots), passages would be selected at random and... |
When did Virgil's reputation as a great magician begin? | <text>When did Virgil's reputation as a great magician begin?</text><reasoning>Possibly as early as the second century AD, Virgil's works were seen as having magical properties and were used for divination. In what became known as the Sortes Vergilianae (Virgilian Lots), passages would be selected at random and interpr... |
What Country are the Alps located in? | <text>What Country are the Alps located in?</text><reasoning>The Alps (/ælps/; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈʔalpm̩]; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eig... |
How many kilometres do the Alps stretch? | <text>How many kilometres do the Alps stretch?</text><reasoning>The Alps (/ælps/; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈʔalpm̩]; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across ... |
How long has it taken for the Alps to form? | <text>How long has it taken for the Alps to form?</text><reasoning>The Alps (/ælps/; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈʔalpm̩]; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) acro... |
What is the highest mountain in the Alps? | <text>What is the highest mountain in the Alps?</text><reasoning>The Alps (/ælps/; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈʔalpm̩]; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across... |
The Alpine region is also known as what? | <text>The Alpine region is also known as what?</text><reasoning>The Alps (/ælps/; Italian: Alpi [ˈalpi]; French: Alpes [alp]; German: Alpen [ˈʔalpm̩]; Slovene: Alpe [ˈáːlpɛ]) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across ... |
What area do peaks in France, Italy, and Switzerland lie in? | <text>What area do peaks in France, Italy, and Switzerland lie in?</text><reasoning>Peaks in France, Italy and Switzerland lie in the "Houillière zone", which consists of basement with sediments from the Mesozoic Era. High "massifs" with external sedimentary cover are more common in the Western Alps and were affected b... |
What are more common in the Western Alps? | <text>What are more common in the Western Alps?</text><reasoning>Peaks in France, Italy and Switzerland lie in the "Houillière zone", which consists of basement with sediments from the Mesozoic Era. High "massifs" with external sedimentary cover are more common in the Western Alps and were affected by Neogene Period th... |
When compared to the Western Alps, what area has few high peaked massifs? | <text>When compared to the Western Alps, what area has few high peaked massifs?</text><reasoning>Peaks in France, Italy and Switzerland lie in the "Houillière zone", which consists of basement with sediments from the Mesozoic Era. High "massifs" with external sedimentary cover are more common in the Western Alps and we... |
Who was one of Virgil's most ardent admirers who referenced Virgil in almost every line of his epic? | <text>Who was one of Virgil's most ardent admirers who referenced Virgil in almost every line of his epic?</text><reasoning>The works of Virgil almost from the moment of their publication revolutionized Latin poetry. The Eclogues, Georgics, and above all the Aeneid became standard texts in school curricula with which a... |
.What was the title of Silius Italicus' epic in which Virgil was referenced in almost every line? | <text>.What was the title of Silius Italicus' epic in which Virgil was referenced in almost every line?</text><reasoning>The works of Virgil almost from the moment of their publication revolutionized Latin poetry. The Eclogues, Georgics, and above all the Aeneid became standard texts in school curricula with which all ... |
Who bought Virgil's tomb? | <text>Who bought Virgil's tomb?</text><reasoning>The works of Virgil almost from the moment of their publication revolutionized Latin poetry. The Eclogues, Georgics, and above all the Aeneid became standard texts in school curricula with which all educated Romans were familiar. Poets following Virgil often refer intert... |
Which of Virgil's works was later widely interpreted to have predicted the birth of Jesus Christ? | <text>Which of Virgil's works was later widely interpreted to have predicted the birth of Jesus Christ?</text><reasoning>The works of Virgil almost from the moment of their publication revolutionized Latin poetry. The Eclogues, Georgics, and above all the Aeneid became standard texts in school curricula with which all ... |
What have been crossed for war and commerce? | <text>What have been crossed for war and commerce?</text><reasoning>The Alps have been crossed for war and commerce, and by pilgrims, students and tourists. Crossing routes by road, train or foot are known as passes, and usually consist of depressions in the mountains in which a valley leads from the plains and hilly p... |
What was established during medieval periods by religious orders? | <text>What was established during medieval periods by religious orders?</text><reasoning>The Alps have been crossed for war and commerce, and by pilgrims, students and tourists. Crossing routes by road, train or foot are known as passes, and usually consist of depressions in the mountains in which a valley leads from t... |
Where were hospices established? | <text>Where were hospices established?</text><reasoning>The Alps have been crossed for war and commerce, and by pilgrims, students and tourists. Crossing routes by road, train or foot are known as passes, and usually consist of depressions in the mountains in which a valley leads from the plains and hilly pre-mountaino... |
What is the highest of the most important passes of the Alps? | <text>What is the highest of the most important passes of the Alps?</text><reasoning>The Alps have been crossed for war and commerce, and by pilgrims, students and tourists. Crossing routes by road, train or foot are known as passes, and usually consist of depressions in the mountains in which a valley leads from the p... |
What happened to the Alpine orogenic belt that gave it the steep vertical peak? | <text>What happened to the Alpine orogenic belt that gave it the steep vertical peak?</text><reasoning>The core regions of the Alpine orogenic belt have been folded and fractured in such a manner that erosion created the characteristic steep vertical peaks of the Swiss Alps that rise seemingly straight out of the forel... |
Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, and peaks in the Pennine Alps cosist of what? | <text>Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, and peaks in the Pennine Alps cosist of what?</text><reasoning>The core regions of the Alpine orogenic belt have been folded and fractured in such a manner that erosion created the characteristic steep vertical peaks of the Swiss Alps that rise seemingly straight out of the foreland ar... |
What are the common characteristics of the Alpine Orogenic Belt? | <text>What are the common characteristics of the Alpine Orogenic Belt?</text><reasoning>The core regions of the Alpine orogenic belt have been folded and fractured in such a manner that erosion created the characteristic steep vertical peaks of the Swiss Alps that rise seemingly straight out of the foreland areas. Peak... |
When did the formation of the alps began? | <text>When did the formation of the alps began?</text><reasoning>The formation of the Alps (the Alpine orogeny) was an episodic process that began about 300 million years ago. In the Paleozoic Era the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of a single tectonic plate; it broke into separate plates during the Mesozoic Era and... |
What did the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of what during the Paleozoic Era? | <text>What did the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of what during the Paleozoic Era?</text><reasoning>The formation of the Alps (the Alpine orogeny) was an episodic process that began about 300 million years ago. In the Paleozoic Era the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of a single tectonic plate; it broke into sepa... |
When did the single tectonic plate break into separate plates? | <text>When did the single tectonic plate break into separate plates?</text><reasoning>The formation of the Alps (the Alpine orogeny) was an episodic process that began about 300 million years ago. In the Paleozoic Era the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of a single tectonic plate; it broke into separate plates during... |
The Tethys sea developed during what period of time? | <text>The Tethys sea developed during what period of time?</text><reasoning>The formation of the Alps (the Alpine orogeny) was an episodic process that began about 300 million years ago. In the Paleozoic Era the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of a single tectonic plate; it broke into separate plates during the Mesoz... |
The collision between the African and the Eurasian plates began during what time? | <text>The collision between the African and the Eurasian plates began during what time?</text><reasoning>The formation of the Alps (the Alpine orogeny) was an episodic process that began about 300 million years ago. In the Paleozoic Era the Pangaean supercontinent consisted of a single tectonic plate; it broke into sep... |
What has nearly exterminated the trees in many areas? | <text>What has nearly exterminated the trees in many areas?</text><reasoning>Human interference has nearly exterminated the trees in many areas, and, except for the beech forests of the Austrian Alps, forests of deciduous trees are rarely found after the extreme deforestation between the 17th and 19th centuries. The ve... |
What are rarely found after the extreme deforestation between the 17th and 19th centuries? | <text>What are rarely found after the extreme deforestation between the 17th and 19th centuries?</text><reasoning>Human interference has nearly exterminated the trees in many areas, and, except for the beech forests of the Austrian Alps, forests of deciduous trees are rarely found after the extreme deforestation betwee... |
What has changed since the second half of the 20th century? | <text>What has changed since the second half of the 20th century?</text><reasoning>Human interference has nearly exterminated the trees in many areas, and, except for the beech forests of the Austrian Alps, forests of deciduous trees are rarely found after the extreme deforestation between the 17th and 19th centuries. ... |
The practice of building ski runs by mechanical means has destroyed what? | <text>The practice of building ski runs by mechanical means has destroyed what?</text><reasoning>Human interference has nearly exterminated the trees in many areas, and, except for the beech forests of the Austrian Alps, forests of deciduous trees are rarely found after the extreme deforestation between the 17th and 19... |
What group defined a list of 82 official Apline summits that reach 4,000m? | <text>What group defined a list of 82 official Apline summits that reach 4,000m?</text><reasoning>The Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) has defined a list of 82 "official" Alpine summits that reach at least 4,000 m (13,123 ft). The list includes not only mountains, but also subpeaks with little p... |
What is included in the list of 82 official Apline summits other than Mountains? | <text>What is included in the list of 82 official Apline summits other than Mountains?</text><reasoning>The Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) has defined a list of 82 "official" Alpine summits that reach at least 4,000 m (13,123 ft). The list includes not only mountains, but also subpeaks with li... |
The list of twenty two summits has summits with at least how much prominence? | <text>The list of twenty two summits has summits with at least how much prominence?</text><reasoning>The Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) has defined a list of 82 "official" Alpine summits that reach at least 4,000 m (13,123 ft). The list includes not only mountains, but also subpeaks with littl... |
What caused the development of the Jura Mountains? | <text>What caused the development of the Jura Mountains?</text><reasoning>The Alpine orogeny occurred in ongoing cycles through to the Paleogene causing differences in nappe structures, with a late-stage orogeny causing the development of the Jura Mountains. A series of tectonic events in the Triassic, Jurassic and Cre... |
What cause different paleogeographic regions in the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods? | <text>What cause different paleogeographic regions in the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods?</text><reasoning>The Alpine orogeny occurred in ongoing cycles through to the Paleogene causing differences in nappe structures, with a late-stage orogeny causing the development of the Jura Mountains. A series of tecto... |
What is another word for rock composition? | <text>What is another word for rock composition?</text><reasoning>The Alpine orogeny occurred in ongoing cycles through to the Paleogene causing differences in nappe structures, with a late-stage orogeny causing the development of the Jura Mountains. A series of tectonic events in the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous ... |
What geological subdivision is located in the north? | <text>What geological subdivision is located in the north?</text><reasoning>The Alpine orogeny occurred in ongoing cycles through to the Paleogene causing differences in nappe structures, with a late-stage orogeny causing the development of the Jura Mountains. A series of tectonic events in the Triassic, Jurassic and C... |
When was the first British Mont Blanc ascent? | <text>When was the first British Mont Blanc ascent?</text><reasoning>The first British Mont Blanc ascent was in 1788; the first female ascent in 1819. By the mid-1850s Swiss mountaineers had ascended most of the peaks and were eagerly sought as mountain guides. Edward Whymper reached the top of the Matterhorn in 1865 (... |
When was the first female ascent on Mont Blanc? | <text>When was the first female ascent on Mont Blanc?</text><reasoning>The first British Mont Blanc ascent was in 1788; the first female ascent in 1819. By the mid-1850s Swiss mountaineers had ascended most of the peaks and were eagerly sought as mountain guides. Edward Whymper reached the top of the Matterhorn in 1865... |
When had Swiss mountaineers ascended most of the peaks? | <text>When had Swiss mountaineers ascended most of the peaks?</text><reasoning>The first British Mont Blanc ascent was in 1788; the first female ascent in 1819. By the mid-1850s Swiss mountaineers had ascended most of the peaks and were eagerly sought as mountain guides. Edward Whymper reached the top of the Matterhorn... |
What year did Edward Whymper reach the top of the Matterhorn? | <text>What year did Edward Whymper reach the top of the Matterhorn?</text><reasoning>The first British Mont Blanc ascent was in 1788; the first female ascent in 1819. By the mid-1850s Swiss mountaineers had ascended most of the peaks and were eagerly sought as mountain guides. Edward Whymper reached the top of the Matt... |
When were the last of the six great north faces of the Alps climbed? | <text>When were the last of the six great north faces of the Alps climbed?</text><reasoning>The first British Mont Blanc ascent was in 1788; the first female ascent in 1819. By the mid-1850s Swiss mountaineers had ascended most of the peaks and were eagerly sought as mountain guides. Edward Whymper reached the top of t... |
What was uplifted from extreme compressive stresses and pressure? | <text>What was uplifted from extreme compressive stresses and pressure?</text><reasoning>Under extreme compressive stresses and pressure, marine sedimentary rocks were uplifted, creating characteristic recumbent folds, or nappes, and thrust faults. As the rising peaks underwent erosion, a layer of marine flysch sedimen... |
When did the layer of marine flysch sediments get deposited in the foreland basin? | <text>When did the layer of marine flysch sediments get deposited in the foreland basin?</text><reasoning>Under extreme compressive stresses and pressure, marine sedimentary rocks were uplifted, creating characteristic recumbent folds, or nappes, and thrust faults. As the rising peaks underwent erosion, a layer of mari... |
What were later deposited in foreland areas as molasse? | <text>What were later deposited in foreland areas as molasse?</text><reasoning>Under extreme compressive stresses and pressure, marine sedimentary rocks were uplifted, creating characteristic recumbent folds, or nappes, and thrust faults. As the rising peaks underwent erosion, a layer of marine flysch sediments was dep... |
Switzerland and Bavaria saw a further upthrusting of what? | <text>Switzerland and Bavaria saw a further upthrusting of what?</text><reasoning>Under extreme compressive stresses and pressure, marine sedimentary rocks were uplifted, creating characteristic recumbent folds, or nappes, and thrust faults. As the rising peaks underwent erosion, a layer of marine flysch sediments was ... |
What are the crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe? | <text>What are the crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe?</text><reasoning>The Alps are a crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe that ranges in a 800 km (500 mi) arc from east to west and is 200 km (120 mi) in width. The mean height of the mountain peaks is 2.5 km (1.6 mi). The range stretc... |
What is the mean height of the Alp's peak? | <text>What is the mean height of the Alp's peak?</text><reasoning>The Alps are a crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe that ranges in a 800 km (500 mi) arc from east to west and is 200 km (120 mi) in width. The mean height of the mountain peaks is 2.5 km (1.6 mi). The range stretches from the Mediterrane... |
How far does the Alps range stretch? | <text>How far does the Alps range stretch?</text><reasoning>The Alps are a crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe that ranges in a 800 km (500 mi) arc from east to west and is 200 km (120 mi) in width. The mean height of the mountain peaks is 2.5 km (1.6 mi). The range stretches from the Mediterranean Sea... |
Switzerland, France, Austria and Italy have the greatest what? | <text>Switzerland, France, Austria and Italy have the greatest what?</text><reasoning>The Alps are a crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe that ranges in a 800 km (500 mi) arc from east to west and is 200 km (120 mi) in width. The mean height of the mountain peaks is 2.5 km (1.6 mi). The range stretches ... |
What is Stefan Schmid's profession? | <text>What is Stefan Schmid's profession?</text><reasoning>According to geologist Stefan Schmid, because the Western Alps underwent a metamorphic event in the Cenozoic Era while the Austroalpine peaks underwent an event in the Cretaceous Period, the two areas show distinct differences in nappe formations. Flysch deposi... |
What happened to the Western Alps during the Cenozoic Era | <text>What happened to the Western Alps during the Cenozoic Era</text><reasoning>According to geologist Stefan Schmid, because the Western Alps underwent a metamorphic event in the Cenozoic Era while the Austroalpine peaks underwent an event in the Cretaceous Period, the two areas show distinct differences in nappe for... |
When did the Austroalpine peaks undergo their event? | <text>When did the Austroalpine peaks undergo their event?</text><reasoning>According to geologist Stefan Schmid, because the Western Alps underwent a metamorphic event in the Cenozoic Era while the Austroalpine peaks underwent an event in the Cretaceous Period, the two areas show distinct differences in nappe formatio... |
The Western Alps and the Austroalpine peaks show distinct differences in what? | <text>The Western Alps and the Austroalpine peaks show distinct differences in what?</text><reasoning>According to geologist Stefan Schmid, because the Western Alps underwent a metamorphic event in the Cenozoic Era while the Austroalpine peaks underwent an event in the Cretaceous Period, the two areas show distinct dif... |
When did Flysch deposits probably occur in the Southern Alps of Lombardy? | <text>When did Flysch deposits probably occur in the Southern Alps of Lombardy?</text><reasoning>According to geologist Stefan Schmid, because the Western Alps underwent a metamorphic event in the Cenozoic Era while the Austroalpine peaks underwent an event in the Cretaceous Period, the two areas show distinct differen... |
Who cautioned "we ought not to relate their lying fables, lest we fall under sentence of eternal death"? | <text>Who cautioned "we ought not to relate their lying fables, lest we fall under sentence of eternal death"?</text><reasoning>Even as the Western Roman empire collapsed, literate men acknowledged that Virgil was a master poet. Gregory of Tours read Virgil, whom he quotes in several places, along with some other Latin... |
Literate men acknowledged Virgil as a master poet despite what empire collapsing? | <text>Literate men acknowledged Virgil as a master poet despite what empire collapsing?</text><reasoning>Even as the Western Roman empire collapsed, literate men acknowledged that Virgil was a master poet. Gregory of Tours read Virgil, whom he quotes in several places, along with some other Latin poets, though he cauti... |
Did literate men acknowledge Virgil as a master or novice poet? | <text>Did literate men acknowledge Virgil as a master or novice poet?</text><reasoning>Even as the Western Roman empire collapsed, literate men acknowledged that Virgil was a master poet. Gregory of Tours read Virgil, whom he quotes in several places, along with some other Latin poets, though he cautions that "we ought... |
When was Mont Blanc first climbed? | <text>When was Mont Blanc first climbed?</text><reasoning>While Mont Blanc was first climbed in 1786, most of the Alpine four-thousanders were climbed during the first half of the 19th century; the ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 marked the end of the golden age of alpinism. Karl Blodig (1859–1956) was among the first... |
When were most of the Alpine fourthousanders climber? | <text>When were most of the Alpine fourthousanders climber?</text><reasoning>While Mont Blanc was first climbed in 1786, most of the Alpine four-thousanders were climbed during the first half of the 19th century; the ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 marked the end of the golden age of alpinism. Karl Blodig (1859–1956) ... |
When was the ascent of the Matterhorn? | <text>When was the ascent of the Matterhorn?</text><reasoning>While Mont Blanc was first climbed in 1786, most of the Alpine four-thousanders were climbed during the first half of the 19th century; the ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 marked the end of the golden age of alpinism. Karl Blodig (1859–1956) was among the f... |
What did the ascent of the Matterhorn mark? | <text>What did the ascent of the Matterhorn mark?</text><reasoning>While Mont Blanc was first climbed in 1786, most of the Alpine four-thousanders were climbed during the first half of the 19th century; the ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 marked the end of the golden age of alpinism. Karl Blodig (1859–1956) was among ... |
Who was among the first to successfully climb all the major 4,000m peaks? | <text>Who was among the first to successfully climb all the major 4,000m peaks?</text><reasoning>While Mont Blanc was first climbed in 1786, most of the Alpine four-thousanders were climbed during the first half of the 19th century; the ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 marked the end of the golden age of alpinism. Karl... |
What seperates the Otztal Alps and Zillertal Alps? | <text>What seperates the Otztal Alps and Zillertal Alps?</text><reasoning>Crossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal Alps and Zillertal Alps and has been in use as a trading route since the 14th century. The lowest of the Alpine passes at 985 m (3,232 ft), the Semmering crosses from Low... |
How long has the Brenner Pass been used as a trading route? | <text>How long has the Brenner Pass been used as a trading route?</text><reasoning>Crossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal Alps and Zillertal Alps and has been in use as a trading route since the 14th century. The lowest of the Alpine passes at 985 m (3,232 ft), the Semmering crosses... |
The lowest of the Alpine passes at what elevation? | <text>The lowest of the Alpine passes at what elevation?</text><reasoning>Crossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal Alps and Zillertal Alps and has been in use as a trading route since the 14th century. The lowest of the Alpine passes at 985 m (3,232 ft), the Semmering crosses from Low... |
Who crossed the Great St. Bernard Pass with 40,000 troops? | <text>Who crossed the Great St. Bernard Pass with 40,000 troops?</text><reasoning>Crossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal Alps and Zillertal Alps and has been in use as a trading route since the 14th century. The lowest of the Alpine passes at 985 m (3,232 ft), the Semmering crosses ... |
Where is the highest point in the alps located? | <text>Where is the highest point in the alps located?</text><reasoning>Crossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal Alps and Zillertal Alps and has been in use as a trading route since the 14th century. The lowest of the Alpine passes at 985 m (3,232 ft), the Semmering crosses from Lower ... |
Where did the mountains undergo serve erosion? | <text>Where did the mountains undergo serve erosion?</text><reasoning>In the Miocene Epoch the mountains underwent severe erosion because of glaciation, which was noted in the mid-19th century by naturalist Louis Agassiz who presented a paper proclaiming the Alps were covered in ice at various intervals—a theory he for... |
What was the cause of the severe erosion? | <text>What was the cause of the severe erosion?</text><reasoning>In the Miocene Epoch the mountains underwent severe erosion because of glaciation, which was noted in the mid-19th century by naturalist Louis Agassiz who presented a paper proclaiming the Alps were covered in ice at various intervals—a theory he formed w... |
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