Greeks in pre-Roman Gaul

History of France

In legend, Gyptis, daughter of the king of the Segobriges, chose the Greek Protis, who then received a site for founding Massalia. ©Image Attribution forthcoming. Image belongs to the respective owner(s).

600 BCE Jan 1

Marseille, France

In 600 BCE, Ionian Greeks from Phocaea founded the colony of Massalia (present-day Marseille) on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, making it the oldest city of France. At the same time, some Celtic tribes arrived in the eastern parts (Germania superior) of the current territory of France, but this occupation spread in the rest of France only between the 5th and 3rd century BCE.

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