Greek trade colony in Marseille (jan 1, 600 BC – jan 1, 400 BC)
Description:
Greek trade colony in Marseille founded, south France: 600 BC.The Greek colonies were founded between 740 BC-4th century BC; they were made to trade with ‘barbarians’ in the north like Celtic or Scythian tribes;
- as a result of such trade connections, elites emerged in Barbarian Europe: the Hallstatt elites;
- the colony of Massilia was important as it maintained connections with a Hallstatt power centre the Heuneburg (Germany) and Vix, east France;
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Date:
jan 1, 600 BC
jan 1, 400 BC
~ 200 years