Editing Antibes (section)

===Greek colony of Marseille===
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Antibes was founded as a [[Colonies in antiquity|Greek colony]] by [[Phocaeans]] from [[Marseille|Massalia]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}}<ref>{{citation |last=Freely |first=John |title=The western shores of Turkey: discovering the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=84WaOXNwWfoC&pg=PA91 91] }}.</ref> They named it '''Antipolis''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]]: ''{{lang|grc|Ἀντίπολις}}'', <small>{{abbr|lit.|literally}}</small>&nbsp;"Opposite-City") from its position on the opposite side of the [[Var (river)|Var]] estuary from [[Nice, France|Nice]] ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]]: ''{{lang|grc|Νίκαια}}'').

Current research suggests that Antipolis was founded relatively late in classical Greek period (4th century BC), to benefit from the protection of Marseille with its trade routes along the coast and strongholds like Olbia at [[Hyères]], and trading posts such as Antipolis itself and later Nikaia; it is mentioned by [[Geographica|Strabo]].<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911 |inline=y |wstitle=Antibes |volume=2 |pages=120-121 |last=Coolidge |first=William Augustus Brevoort |authorlink=William Augustus Brevoort Coolidge}}</ref>

The exact location of the Greek city is not well known. Given Greek colonial practices, it is likely that it was set at the foot of the rock of Antibes, in today's old city.<ref>Voyage en Massalie. 100 ans d'archéologie en Gaule du Sud. Marseille/Aix-en-Provence, musées de Marseille/Edisud, 1990, p. 142-143 (catalogue d'exposition, Marseille).</ref> 
[[File:Aqueduct Antibes Fontveille.jpg|thumb|Fontveille Aqueduct; section of underground vault]]
[[File:Antibes aquaduct.jpg|thumb|Bouillide aqueduct]]