Una storia del Belgio dall'invasione romana ai giorni nostri . er ha combattuto sul suolo belga. A volte l'abitantstook una parte nella lotta, oftener loro sono stati noteven dato la possibilità di interferire, mentre i Powersregolati altri litigi a loro spese. Il popolo belga ha acquisito una riabillereputation per la sua robustezza e il suo potere di recupero. Ma, pur essendo del tutto irresponsabili della loro debolezza, che può essere attribuita solo alle piccole dimensioni e al carattere indifeso del loro paese, non possono essere considerati come incaricirresponsabili della loro forza. Un por

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A history of Belgium from the Roman invasion to the present day . er werefought on Belgian soil. Sometimes the inhabitantstook a share in the struggle, oftener they were noteven given the chance to interfere, while the Powerssettled other quarrels at their expense. The Belgian people have acquired a remarkablereputation for their sturdiness and their power ofrecovery. But, while they are entirely irresponsiblefor their weakness, which can only be attributedto the small size and the defenceless character oftheir country, they cannot be considered as entirelyresponsible for their strength. A port like Antwerp, if at all accessible, is bound to prosper under anycircumstances. A town like Brussels cannot failto benefit by its unique situation, from an inter-national point of view. With her rich coal minesamong her fertile fields, Belgium, considering hersize, is perhaps more richly endowed by Naturethan any other country in Europe. But such ex-ceptional advantages have been more than com-pensated in the past by the heavy risks which thisrichness implied.. CHAPTER I THE COAL WOOD It is usually assumed that, while human conditionsalter throughout the ages, natural surroundingsremain sensibly the same. This may be true withregard to people whose history is only affectedby the streams which cross their land and thehills and mountains which protect them bynatural barriers. When dealing with a countryhke Belgium however, widely open on all sides, wecannot be content with such wide generalizations.We must ask ourselves if some important physicalfeatures have not been altered by the work ofman and if some natural obstacles, which havesince disappeared, did not affect the earlier stageof Belgian history. The traveller who crosses the country to-dayfrom Ostend to Arlon will at once recognize itsmain features : first a low-lpng plain, betweenthe sea and Brussels, then a district of smoothhills, as far as Namur, and finally, beyond theMeuse, the deeply cut valleys and high plateauxo

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