Massalia (Greek: Μασσαλία, romanized: Massalía; Latin: Massilia) was an ancient Greek colony (apoikia) on the Mediterranean coast, east of the Rhône. Settled by the Ionians from Phocaea in 600 BC, this apoikia grew up rapidly, and its population set up many outposts for trading in modern-day Spain, Corsica and Liguria.

Mar 6, 2013 · The story of Protis and the founding of Massilia would, however, take a dark twist. After the king's death, his son and heir came to consider the city as a threat and needed to be silenced.The plan was to sneak into the city at night, killing its inhabitants; however, the plot was spoiled when a relative of the king (who had fallen in love with a young Greek) divulged the plan.

Marseille, France was originally founded circa 600 BC as the Greek colony of Massalia (Latin: Massilia) and populated by Greeks from Phocaea (modern Foça, Turkey). It became the preeminent Greek polis in the Hellenized region of southern Gaul. [1]

The Massalia family (adj. Massalian; FIN: 404) is a family of asteroids in the inner asteroid belt, named after its parent body, 20 Massalia. It consists of S-type asteroids with very low inclinations, straddling the 1:2 resonances with Mars. There are more …

Massalia became one of the most prosperous and influential Greek colonies in the western Mediterranean. Its strategic location allowed it to control trade routes and establish commercial connections with other Greek colonies, as well as with the …

Situated on the coast, E of the Rhône delta, Massalia was founded in 600 B.C. by Greek colonists from Phokaia, in Asia Minor. The marriage between Phokis, leader of the Greeks, and Gyptis, the daughter of the Ligurian king Nannus, sealed the agreement that made the settlement possible.

Mar 6, 2013 · En la costa noroccidental del Mar Mediterráneo, entre España e Italia, se encuentra la antigua ciudad de Massalia (la moderna Marsella). La ciudad, fundada originalmente en el año 600 a. C. por griegos...

Massalia is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Massalia as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Oct 9, 2019 · The forerunner to the current second largest city in France, Marseille, was the important ancient city of Massalia. Massalia was the oldest Greek colony in Gaul, founded in 600 BCE by Greeks from Phocaea. According to Thucydides, this was opposed by the Carthaginians, who were subsequently defeated in a naval engagement with the Phocaeans.

Sep 24, 2013 · Massalia provides a good representation of a city of the ‘Western Greeks’. The physical attractions of Massalia, with good harbours and natural hilly defences, were immense. It was a key settlement for trade and the economy. We know little about the political system of …