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Marseille - Marseilles redirects here. There is also Marseilles, Illinois.
Marseille (English alternate spelling Marseilles) (pronounced in French) (Provenal: Marsiho or Marsilha, both pronounced ) is the second largest city in France. Located in the former province of Provence and on the Mediterranean Sea, it is France's largest commercial port and the largest in the Mediterranean. Marseille is the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Cte-d'Azur rgion, as well as the prfecture (capital) of the Bouches-du-Rhne dpartement. History Marseille was founded in 600 BC by Greeks as a trading port. It was overrun by Celts and then conquered by the Romans. During the Roman times, it was called Massilia. Economy Marseille has a large and busy harbor. Attractions Culture The French rap band IAM is from Marseille. The most widely circulated tarot deck comes from Marseille; it is called the Tarot de Marseille, and was used to play the local variant of tarocchi before it came to the notice of people who used it in cartomancy. The French national anthem "La Marseillaise" is named for Marseille. Miscellaneous The metro is rubber-tired. The city's main football club is Olympique de Marseille, UEFA Champions League winner in 1993 but tainted by the 1990s match fixing scandal by then-owner Bernard Tapie. Marseille was the birthplace of: - Antonin Artaud (1897-1948), author
- Maurice Bjart (born 1927), ballet choreographer
- Jean-Henry Gourgaud, aka. "Dugazon" (1746-1809), actor
- Dsire Clary (1777-1860), wife of King Carl XIV Johann of Sweden, and therefore Queen Desire or Queen Desideria of Sweden
- Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877), first president of the Third Republic
- Etienne Joseph Louis Garnier-Pages (1801-1841), politician
- Honor Daumier (1808-1879), caricaturist and painter
- Joseph Autran (1813-1877), poet
- Olivier mile Ollivier (1825-1913), statesman
- Joseph Pujol, aka. "Le Ptomane" (1857-1945), entertainer
- Edmond Rostand (1868-1918), poet and dramatist
- Vincent Scotto (1876-1952), guitarist, songwriter
- Fernandel (1903-1971), actor
- Eliane Browne-Bartroli (1917-1944), French Resistance, Croix de Guerre
- Louis Jourdan (born 1919), actor
French poet Arthur Rimbaud died in Marseille in November 10, 1891. See also External links
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