Ticino

Ticino, a river of Switzerland and the north of Italy, rises on the southern slopes of Mount St Gothard, and flows south through Lake Maggiore, and south-south-east through the north of Italy to its junction with the Po, 4 miles below Pavia. For the last 75 miles of its course, from the point at which it leaves Lake Maggiore, it is navigable. For the battle here in 218 B.C., see HANNIBAL, p. 544.