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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Marseille, France. Prior to 17th century ... Jardin de la Magalone becomes property of the city. Marseille ...
Marseille continued to prosper as a Roman city, becoming an early center of Christianity during the Western Roman Empire. The city maintained its position as a premier maritime trading hub even after its capture by the Visigoths in the 5th century AD, although the city went into decline following the sack of 739 AD by the forces of Charles Martel.
Marseille [a] (French: Marseille; Provençal Occitan: Marselha) is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region, it is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river.
Timeline of Marseille This page was last edited on 5 October 2012, at 20:23 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4 ...
Marseille is an inspiring blend of the cultures brought here by the various immigrant communities who’ve found their way to the city over the centuries. That’s partly the reason why the food ...
The only city to thrive was the port of Marseille, supported by its commerce with the east. One enduring legacy of the Merovingian rule is the current northern boundary of Provence; beginning at this time, the name "Provincia" was given to the Ostrogoth and Visigoth territories south of a line midway between the Isère and the Durance rivers.
The Olympic torch will finally enter France when it reaches the southern seaport of Marseille on Wednesday. The Belem was first used in 1896, the same year the modern Olympics came back. It will ...
City timelines by continent (6 C) C. Timelines of capitals (1 C, 130 P) M. Megacity timelines (27 P) This page was last edited on 9 April 2024, at 21:23 (UTC). Text ...