My journey through tradition led me to find an incredible article by a graduate student studying at Aix-Marseille University.
Excerpt:
Today, Marseille is known more for its modern history – World War II, North African immigration, and, of course, the rousing choruses of France’s national anthem, La Marseillaise. Yet it is also one of France’s most ancient cities, one rich in traces of the pre-modern past – for those who go looking.
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It’s worth your time!