 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
 Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the  icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Marseilles (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 17 07 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.2854 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 22 34 E degrees minutes |
Long: 5.3761 decimal degrees |
|
Note: Oldest of France's major cities; taken by Caesar 49 BCE; deteriorated after decline of Roman Empire until the 11th century; part of kingdom of Arles 879, of Provence 10th century; gained independence in the 13th century; passed to France in 1481; important during the 19th century. |
Names: |
|
| Marseille (preferred,C,V,English,U)
|
| Marseille (French-P,U,N)
|
| Marseilles (C,V,English-P,U,N)
|
| Marsella (C,O)
|
| Marsiglia (C,V)
|
| מרסיי (C,U,Hebrew )
|
| Massalia (H,V)
|
............ | ancient |
| Massilia (H,V)
|
............ | ancient |
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
Additional Parents: |
|
| | |
|
|
........ |
Gaul (historical region) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
............ |
colonized by Ionian Greek Phocaeans ca. 600 BCE |
| city (C) |
|
| department capital (C) |
|
| port (C) |
............ |
flourished commercially since Crusades, 11th-14th centuries |
| archdiocese (C) |
|
| trade center (C) |
|
| industrial center (C) |
|
| episcopal see (H) |
|
| regional capital (C) |
|
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
|
