Antibes

Antipolis, meaning "opposite city" in reference to nearby Nikaia (Nice), was founded around 400 BC by Phocaean Greek colonists. Strategically positioned on a coastal promontory, it served as a major Mediterranean trading hub facilitating commerce between Greek settlers and indigenous Ligurian tribes. In the 2nd century BC it was absorbed into the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis. Excavations have uncovered Greek and Roman pottery, amphorae, coins, and inscriptions attesting to centuries of maritime trade.