Marseille

:Marseilles redirects here. There is also Marseilles, Illinois.

History

Marseille was founded in 600 BC by Phocaean Greeks as a trading port under the name Μασσαλία (Massalia; see also List of traditional Greek place names). It was overrun by Celts and then conquered by the Romans. During the Roman times, it was called Massilia. In 1934 Alexander I of Yugoslavia arrived at the port to meet with the French foreign minister Louis Barthou. He was assassinated there by Vlada Georgieff who hated Alexander's refusal to recognise Croatia as a separate state.

Related Topics:
600 BC - Phocaean - Greeks - List of traditional Greek place names - Celt - Roman - Alexander I of Yugoslavia - Louis Barthou - Vlada Georgieff - Croatia

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