Seiged by Saracens 9th cen.; passed to French crown with Provence 1481; taken by Charles V 1524 & 1536; scene of Napoleonic victory over English, Spanish & French royalists 1793; important naval station in World War I & II. Courtesy of Getty Thesaurus of Geographic NamesTM ( TGN ) Copyright © 2000 The J. Paul Getty Trust. All rights reserved.
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