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    The first written records for the history of France appeared in the Iron Age.
    What is now France made up the bulk of the region known to the Romans as Gaul. Greek writers noted the presence of three main ethn… See more

    Prehistory

    Stone tools discovered at Chilhac and Lézignan-la-Cèbe indicate that pre-human ancestors may have been present in France at least 1.6 million years ago. Neanderthals were present in Europe from about 400,… See more

    Ancient history

    In 600 BC, Ionian Greeks founded the colony of Massalia (present-day Marseille) on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, making it one of the oldest cities in France. At the same time, some Celtic tribes arrived in the eastern par… See more

    Frankish kingdoms (486–987)

    In 486, Clovis I, leader of the Salian Franks, defeated Syagrius at Soissons and subsequently united most of northern and central Gaul under his rule. Clovis then recorded a succession of victories against other Germ… See more

     
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