Yours blanks will be filled as followed,
1st Blank - Hannibal
2nd Blank - army
3rd Blank - war
4th Blank - Alps
Answer:
Honored.
Explanation:
Commended means to praise someone/something formally or officially.
Using what I know in this sentence this is the best definition that can be used to replace the underlined word.
The verb of the sentence is "gazed", the subject of the sentence is the mountain.