Marseille: All Data
Marseille is a city in France and Monaco. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Marseille: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
599 BC
Capital of Massalia
49 BC
Mentioned in Event: Caesar's Civil War
45 BC
Mentioned in Event: Caesar's Civil War
260 AD
Mentioned in Event: Secession of the Gallic Empire
270 AD
Mentioned in Event: Death of Postumus
286 AD
Mentioned in Event: Early Tetrarchic Period
294 AD
Mentioned in Event: Early Tetrarchic Period
307 AD
Mentioned in Event: Civil wars of the Tetrarchy
325 AD
Mentioned in Event: Civil wars of the Tetrarchy
337 AD
Mentioned in Event: Division of the Empire among the sons of Constantine the Great
341 AD
Mentioned in Event: Wars of Constantine's sons
351 AD
Mentioned in Event: Roman civil war of 350-353
353 AD
Mentioned in Event: Roman civil war of 350-353
395 AD
Mentioned in Event: Definitive Division of the Roman Empire
407 AD
Mentioned in Event: Usurpation of Constantine III
412 AD
Mentioned in Event: Defeat of Constantine II and of Maximus
412 AD
Mentioned in Event: Occupation of southern Gaul by Maximus
413 AD
Mentioned in Event: Occupation of southern Gaul by Maximus
413 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Massilia (413)
470 AD
Mentioned in Event: Visigothic Annexation of southern Gaul
476 AD
Mentioned in Event: Fall of the Western Roman Empire
476 AD
Mentioned in Event: Provence is given back to the Romans by the Visigoths
476 AD
Mentioned in Event: Visigothic Annexation of central Gallia
508 AD
Mentioned in Event: Battle of Vouillé
510 AD
Mentioned in Event: Military campaign in Gaul by Theodoric the Great
538 AD
Mentioned in Event: Ostrogothic cession of Provence to the Franks
561 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (561)
582 AD
Mentioned in Event: Chilperic´s Campaign in Aquitaine
587 AD
Mentioned in Event: Treaty of Andelot
593 AD
Mentioned in Event: Merge of the kingdoms of Metz and of Orleans
594 AD
Mentioned in Event: Death of Childebert II
613 AD
Mentioned in Event: War between Theudebert and Theuderic
614 AD
Mentioned in Event: Chlothar´s conquest of Burgundy and Austrasia (Unification of Francia)
640 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (630/40)
662 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish realm (662)
663 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (663)
674 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish realm (674)
676 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (676)
680 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish realm (680)
715 AD
Mentioned in Event: Secession of Neustria and Burgundy
719 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish Kingdom (718)
741 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (741)
748 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish realm (748)
768 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (768)
771 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish realm (771)
800 AD
Mentioned in Event: Incoronation of Charlemagne
843 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Empire (Treaty of Verdun)
855 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of Middel Francia (Treaty of Prüm)
863 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Kingdom of Provence
875 AD
Mentioned in Event: Death of Louis II of Italy
879 AD
Mentioned in Event: Secession of Provence
918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Hungarian invasions of Europe
934 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the two Burgundies
1536 AD
Mentioned in Event: Italian War of 1536-1538
1537 AD
Mentioned in Event: Italian War of 1536-1538
1803 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Bouches-du-Rhône, part of First French Republic
1812 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Bouches-du-Rhône, part of First French Empire
1870 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Invasion (Franco-Prussian War)
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: Franco-German Armistice
1942 AD
Mentioned in Event: Case Anton
1944 AD
Mentioned in Event: Operation Dragoon
1982 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, part of French Fifth Republic
2016 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, part of French Fifth Republic