[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p2ch1z1:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"range":8,"rangeEn":8,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p2","Antiquity","Antigüedad","≈ 600 BC → 51 BC","≈ 600 a. C. → 51 a. C.",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Alise-Sainte-Reine statue Vercingetorix par Millet.jpg","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alise-Sainte-Reine%20statue%20Vercingetorix%20par%20Millet.jpg","/assets/p2-antiquite-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p2ch1","Marseille and the Phocaeans",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p2ch1z1","The legend of Gyptis and Protis","\u003Cp>The story of the birth of Marseille is one of the most beautiful legends of Antiquity. It was passed down by Greek and Roman historians, notably \u003Cstrong>Aristotle\u003C/strong> and \u003Cstrong>Justin\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⛵ The arrival of the Phocaeans\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Around \u003Cstrong>600 BCE\u003C/strong>, a fleet of Greek ships from Phocaea was searching for a place to settle. They entered a magnificent natural inlet, the \u003Cstrong>Lacydon\u003C/strong>. Leading them was a young noble sailor named \u003Cstrong>Protis\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>At that time, the region was inhabited by a Celto-Ligurian tribe: the \u003Cstrong>Segobrigii\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏆 The wedding banquet\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>On the very day the Greeks arrived, the king of the Segobrigii, \u003Cstrong>Nannus\u003C/strong>, was hosting a grand banquet. His daughter, Princess \u003Cstrong>Gyptis\u003C/strong> (or Petta in some versions), had reached marriageable age.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>According to local custom, during the feast, the young woman would enter the hall and offer a cup of wine (or water) to the man she chose as her husband.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>❤️ Love at first sight\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Out of hospitality, Nannus invited the newly arrived Greeks to join the celebration. When Gyptis entered, she ignored the local suitors and walked straight toward \u003Cstrong>Protis\u003C/strong>. She offered him the cup, publicly choosing him as her future husband before the entire assembly.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/The_foundation_of_Marseilles.jpg\" alt=\"The foundation of Marseille\">\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cem>The foundation of Marseille, illustration by Victor Duruy (19th century).\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏙️ The birth of Massalia\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>King Nannus accepted his daughter’s choice. To seal the alliance between the two peoples, he granted Protis and his companions a strip of land by the sea. It was on this territory, protected by hills and open to the wider world, that the Greeks founded \u003Cstrong>Massalia\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 What history tells us\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Although the story is legendary, it reflects a historical reality: the Greek settlement was largely \u003Cstrong>peaceful\u003C/strong>. Archaeological evidence confirms that Greeks and local populations coexisted and traded extensively from the very beginning.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Marseille is thus proud to have been born from a story of love and cultural exchange.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>📸 Image credits\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>The foundation of Marseille — Victor Duruy, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"The story of the birth of Marseille is one of the most beautiful legends of Antiquity. It was passed down by Greek and Roman historians, notably Aristotle and",1778543112015]