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Montgenèvre Pass

Also known as Col de Montgenèvre

The Montgenèvre Pass is a high pass in the Cottian Alps linking the upper Durance valley in France with the Susa valley in Italy. In antiquity it carried a main Roman road from Italy into Gaul, through lands ruled by the Alpine king Cottius and his father Donnus. In the Middle Ages it was one of the crossings that gave the margraves of Turin their strategic weight.

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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Kingdom of Cottius March of Turin

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Montgenèvre Pass. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/montgenevre-pass
MLA: “Montgenèvre Pass.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/montgenevre-pass. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Montgenèvre Pass.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/montgenevre-pass.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Montgenèvre Pass’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/montgenevre-pass (Accessed: ).

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