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People: Lothair of France
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Ionian Greeks, originating from Phocaea, establish the …

Years: 621BCE - 478BCE
Ionian Greeks, originating from Phocaea, establish the colony of Massalia (present-day Marseille), on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, in 600 BCE.

This makes it France's oldest city.

At the same time, some Gallic Celtic tribes penetrate parts of the current territory of France, and this occupation spreads to the rest of France between the fifth and third centuries BCE.