The history of Provence, from the first traces of human presence to today, in four periods. Each page tells the story, gives its detailed timeline and describes the state of the Provençal language at that period.
These pages draw on four sources, listed at the bottom of the page.
The four periods
Antiquity
From the origins to 536From the first traces of human presence to the Greek founding of Marseille, then the Roman conquest and the establishment of the prefecture of the praetorium of the Gauls at Arles.
Explore Antiquity →Middle Ages
536 to 1481From Frankish Provence to the formation of the county, the rise of towns, the popes of Avignon and the reign of King René, up to the will of Charles III.
Explore the Middle Ages →Early modern period
1481 to 1789The union with France, the Parliament of Aix, the Wars of Religion and the plague of 1720, up to the eve of the Revolution.
Explore the early modern period →Contemporary period
1789 to todayThe Revolution, industrialization and the port of Marseille, the Félibrige, the wars, then the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
Explore the contemporary period →The thematic atlas
258 dates, 15 entriesThe dates of the section taken up again by theme, town, institution and figure, with what Busquet's volume attaches to each.
Open the atlasSources for this section
- Maurice Agulhon and Noël Coulet, Histoire de la Provence, Presses universitaires de France, collection Que sais-je ?
- Raoul Busquet, Histoire de Provence.
- Philippe Blanchet, Le provençal, essai de description sociolinguistique et différentielle, Peeters, 1992. Freely readable at CIEL d'Oc.
- Wikipedia, article « Histoire de la Provence » and related articles.