IN THE COUNTRY OF FRANCE AND NEAR THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST

AS OF 2004 (808,700)

IN 600 BC IT WAS CALLED MASSILIA

JULIUS CAESAR HELP TO CAPTURE MASSILIA AND DIRECTED ROMAN TRADE

THE CITY BECAME A PART OF FRANCE IN THE 1490S

AGRICULTURE, ART, AND TRADE

AS THE CAPITOL OF PROVENCE

SOAP FROM OLIVE OIL

IT TAKES TWO WEEKS TO MAKE THE SOAP

THE TIME DIFFERENCE IS A HOUR

THE CITY IS KNOWN AS THE SECOND OLDEST AND LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY OF FRANCE

BRIONNA hARVEY,aBBY SARNECKI