Massilia
Place
Civil War 1.34 supplies the first indexed source portrait: “On his arrival there he learns that Vibullius Rufus, whom he had captured at Corfinium and dismissed a few days before, had been dispatched by Pompeius; also that Domitius had gone to seize Massilia with seven merchant-vessels which he had requisitioned and had manned with his own slaves, freedmen, and tenants; and also that some Massilian envoys had been …”
Named form in selected editions; identity established only to the extent of the cited context.
Civil War 1.34
Caesar
On his arrival there he learns that Vibullius Rufus, whom he had captured at Corfinium and dismissed a few days before, had been dispatched by Pompeius; also that Domitius had gone to seize Massilia with seven merchant-vessels which he had requisitioned and had manned with his own slaves, freedmen, and tenants; and also that some Massilian envoys had been previously sent home, youths of noble birth, whom Pompeius when quitting the city had exhorted not to let Caesar’s fresh services drive from their minds the memory of his own earlier kindnesses. …
Civil War 1.35
Caesar
Caesar summons fifteen of the chief men of Massilia. …
Civil War 1.36
Caesar
While they are engaged on these proceedings, Domitius, arriving by sea at Massilia, is received by the inhabitants and put in command of the city; the whole control of the War is placed in his hands. …
Geographical record
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Massalia/Massilia (modern Marseille, France) was founded by Phocaean Greeks ca. 600 B.C. as a trading outpost. Massalia, in turn, established its own secondary colonies. During the Punic Wars Massalia, was allied to Rome and, following the sacking of Carthage in 146 B.C., the settlement enjoyed increased economic vitality.
Pleiades 148127 · CC BY 3.0 · Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 15 E3 Massalia/Massilia
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