Marseille: History, Former Names & Timeline
France's oldest city, a Greek trading post on the Gallic coast and gateway to the Rhône trade.
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Former names of Marseille
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 600 BC | Massalia | colony of Phocaean Greeks |
| 49 BC | Massilia | |
| 1000 | Marseille |
Timeline of Marseille
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 600 BC | Greeks from Phocaea in Asia Minor found the city |
| 49 BC | Caesar besieges Massilia; the city loses its independence |
| 1792 | Marseille volunteers march into Paris singing the Marseillaise |
Who ruled Marseille
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Greek city-states |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Greek colonies |
| 323 BC–101 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Constantinus) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–599 | Ostrogoths |
| 600–799 | Frankish Kingdom |
| 800–999 | Carolingian Empire |
| 1000–1199 | Kingdom of France |
| 1200–1299 | Comté de Toulouse |
| 1300–today | France |