Massilia

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Mediterranean port city ancient Greek colony ancient city historical settlement

Massilia was the ancient Greek colony and major Mediterranean trading port that later became the modern French city of Marseille.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Massilia, Gallia Narbonensis	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mediterranean port city ⓘ ancient Greek colony ⓘ ancient city ⓘ historical settlement ⓘ
countryDuringAntiquity	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
culture	Gallo-Greek ⓘ Greek ⓘ Hellenistic ⓘ
foundedBy	Greek colonists from Phocaea ⓘ Ionians ⓘ surface form: Ionian Greeks Ionians ⓘ surface form: Phocaeans
hasGreekName	Μασσαλία ⓘ
hasLatinName	Massilia self-link ⓘ
hasModernSuccessor	Marseille ⓘ
hasPortType	natural harbor ⓘ
knownFor	cultural contacts between Greeks and Celts ⓘ dissemination of Greek culture in Gaul ⓘ navigation and exploration of western coasts ⓘ seafaring and trade ⓘ
languageUsed	Ancient Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Gaul ⓘ Southern France ⓘ surface form: southern France
locatedInPresentDay	Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ surface form: Bouches-du-Rhône department France ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Gulf of Lion ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
modernName	Marseille ⓘ
neighboringPeoples	Celtic tribes ⓘ surface form: Celts Gaul ⓘ surface form: Gauls Ligurians ⓘ
politicalStatus	Roman municipium ⓘ allied city of Rome ⓘ independent Greek polis ⓘ
religion	Roman religion ⓘ ancient Greek religion ⓘ
roleInHistory	center for spread of viticulture in Gaul ⓘ gateway for Greek goods into Gaul ⓘ intermediary between Mediterranean and inland Europe ⓘ
servedAs	commercial hub of western Mediterranean ⓘ major Mediterranean trading port ⓘ maritime trading center ⓘ
timePeriod	Archaic Greece ⓘ Classical antiquity ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marseille → ancientName → Massilia ⓘ

Maximian → deathPlace → Massilia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Massilia, Gallia Narbonensis

Massilia → hasLatinName → Massilia self-link ⓘ

Gaul → majorCity → Massilia ⓘ