. Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . er the Romanperiod. This old port was named Lacydon (Mela,ii. 5), a name which also appears on a medal ofMassalia. The houses of Massalia were mean. Ofthe public buildings not a trace remains now, thoughit seems that there were not very long ago some re-mains of aqueducts and of baths. Medals, urns, andother antiquities have often been dug up. The friendship of Rome and Massalia dates fromthe Second Punie War, when the Massaliots gave theRomans aid (Liv. xxi. 20, 25, 26), and assistedthem all through the long struggle. (Polyb. iii. )In b. c. 208
. Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . er the Romanperiod. This old port was named Lacydon (Mela,ii. 5), a name which also appears on a medal ofMassalia. The houses of Massalia were mean. Ofthe public buildings not a trace remains now, thoughit seems that there were not very long ago some re-mains of aqueducts and of baths. Medals, urns, andother antiquities have often been dug up. The friendship of Rome and Massalia dates fromthe Second Punie War, when the Massaliots gave theRomans aid (Liv. xxi. 20, 25, 26), and assistedthem all through the long struggle. (Polyb. iii. )In b. c. 208 the Massaliots sent the Romans intel-ligence of Asdrubal having come into Gallia. ( ii. 36.) Massalia was never safe against theLigurians, who even attacked them by sea ( 18). At last (b. c. 154) they were obliged toask the Romans for aid against the Oxybii andPeceates, who were defeated by Q. Opimius. Thestory of the establishment of the Romans in SouthernGallia is told in another place [Gallia Trans-alpine, Vol. I. p. 953.]. PLAN OF THE ENVIRONS OF MARSEILLE. A. Site of the modern town. B. Mount above the Citadel. C. Modem Port. D. Port Neuf. E. Citadel. F. Catalan village and harbour. G. Port I. dlf. I. Rateneau Pomegues I. By the victory of the Romans over the Liguriansthe Massaliots got some of the Ligurian lands ; andalter the defeat of the Teutones by C. Marius (b. c. MASSILIA. 102) near Aquae (-4/./-), the Roman com-mander gave the Massaliots the canal which he had(•(instructed at the eastern outlet of the Rhone, andthey levied tolls on the ships that used it [FOSBAMariana]. The Massaliots were faithful to theRomans in all their campaigns in Gallia, and fur-nished them with supplies. (Cic. pro Font. c. 1.)Cn. Pompeius gave to the community of Massalialands that had belonged to the Volcae Arecomiciand the Helvii; and C. Julius Caesar increased theirrevenue by fresh grants. {B. C. i. 35.) When Caesar (b. c. 49) was marching from I
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