Nice

Nice (FR) city on the Mediterranean shore in southern France. 400,000 years ago, the first »Niçois« lived on the site of present-day Nice. In 300 BC, the Massiliotes (from nearby »Marseille«) were victorious over barbarian invasions, founding Nikaia, a commercial seaport. The Romans built a second city (Cemenelum) right next to it. By the fifth century AD, Cemenelum was abandoned in favor of Nikaia. Saracens ravaged the area in 813, and controlled Provence until 972. The city charter of…