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    Oct 29, 2024Switzerland's history weaves through centuries of cultural fusion, political evolution, and measured neutrality. The story begins with the early Alpine culture, where Celtic tribes such as the Helvetii settled. By the 1st century BCE, Roman conquest absorbed the region, merging local customs with Roman governance and culture.
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    Oct 29, 2024The period saw a flourishing of science, literature, and philosophical thought, contributing to both European scholarship and Switzerland's cultural identity. Scholars like Johann Jakob Scheuchzer in Zürich made strides in geology and history, while the Bernoulli family and Leonhard Euler in Basel advanced mathematics and physics, laying ...
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    Oct 29, 2024Switzerland's Roman era spanned from the 2nd century BCE to the 5th century CE, marked by the gradual conquest and integration of the region into the Roman Republic and Empire. Initial Roman expansion began with the annexation of Ticino in 222 BCE, followed by Julius Caesar's victory over the Helvetii at the Battle of Bibracte in 58 BCE.
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    Oct 29, 2024In the 3rd millennium BCE, it lay on the southwestern edge of the Corded Ware horizon and transitioned into the early Bronze Age through the Bell Beaker culture. Western Switzerland, influenced by this culture, developed the Rhône culture (2200-1500 BCE), which shared ties with the Unetice culture of Central Europe.
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    Oct 29, 2024During the High Middle Ages, Switzerland was shaped by competing dynasties, the development of key trade routes, and early movements toward independence. The region was divided between different powers: the Zähringer, Habsburg, and Kyburg families, with overlapping influence from the Holy Roman Empire and neighboring Burgundy.
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    Oct 29, 2024Following the Carolingian period, the feudal system spread throughout Switzerland, with monasteries and bishoprics playing key roles in governance. The Treaty of Verdun in 843 divided the region: western Switzerland (Upper Burgundy) went to Lotharingia under Lothair I, while eastern Switzerland (Alemannia) became part of the eastern kingdom of ...
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    Oct 29, 2024With the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Germanic tribes moved into Switzerland, reshaping the region's political and cultural landscape. In 443, the Burgundians, placed by Roman general Flavius Aetius to defend against the Huns, took control of western Switzerland, settling in the Jura, Rhône Valley, and areas south of Lake Geneva.
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    Oct 29, 2024This period reflects increasing regional connections, with Ötzi the Iceman—found near the Swiss border—illustrating the shared cultural traits of Alpine communities around the late 4th millennium BCE. These early developments laid the foundations for later settlement and cultural growth in prehistoric Switzerland.
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    Oct 29, 2024History of Switzerland. Switzerland during Interwar Period. 1918 Jan 1 - 1939. Switzerland. ... Switzerland also launched a cultural policy known as Geistige Landesverteidigung ("spiritual national defense") to reinforce national identity and resist fascist influences. In 1938, Romansh was recognized as a national language to counter Italian ...
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    Oct 29, 2024Following the Battle of Morgarten in 1315, the Old Swiss Confederacy expanded through military victories, strategic alliances, and territorial acquisitions. The initial alliance of the three Forest
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