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Marseille or Marseilles (French Marseille, Occitan Marselha or Marsiho) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river.
Marseille [Note 1] (en occitan provençal Marselha [2] ou Marsiho [3]) est une commune française située dans le département des Bouches-du-Rhône (dont elle est la ville-préfecture), chef-lieu de la région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
History of Marseille. A silver drachma inscribed with MASSA [LIA] ( ΜΑΣΣΑ [ΛΙΑ] ), dated 375-200 BC, during the Hellenistic period of Marseille, bearing the head of the Greek goddess Artemis on the obverse and a lion on the reverse. Marseille, France was originally founded circa 600 BC as the Greek colony of Massalia ( Latin: Massilia ...
Marseille (Occitan: Marselha) is a city in the south of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. About 1.7 million people live in the metropolitan area, and about 850,000 in the city itself. This makes it the second largest city in France by number of people.
May 23, 2024 · Marseille, city, capital of Bouches-du-Rhône département, southern France, and also the administrative and commercial capital of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, one of France’s fastest growing régions. Located west of the French Riviera, Marseille is one of the major ports of the Mediterranean Sea.
Marseille [ maʁˈsɛj] ( okzitanisch Marselha [ maʀˈsejɔ ]/ [ maʀˈsijɔ ]; lateinisch Massilia) ist eine französische Großstadt mit 873.076 Einwohnern (1. Januar 2021) und die zweitgrößte Stadt Frankreichs. Sie ist die Hauptstadt des Départements Bouches-du-Rhône und der Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Marseille, France. Prior to 17th century. 600 BCE - Massalia founded by Phocaean Greeks (approximate date). [1] [2] 49 BCE - Siege of Massilia. [1] 1st C. CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Marseille established. [3] ca.290 - Martyrdom of Victor of Marseilles an Egyptian Christian martyr. [2]
