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Aix-en-Provence

Also known as Aquae Sextiae

Aix-en-Provence is a city in Provence, southern France, north of Marseille. It was founded in 122 BCE by the Roman consul Gaius Sextius Calvinus as Aquae Sextiae, near the destroyed Salyan stronghold of Entremont, and in 102 BCE Gaius Marius defeated the Teutones nearby. It was later the capital of the counts of Provence and the seat of a parlement, and the painter Paul Cézanne was born there.

Aix-en-Provence
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

SalyesCounty of Provence

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Aix-en-Provence. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aix-en-provence
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“Aix-en-Provence.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aix-en-provence. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Aix-en-Provence.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aix-en-provence.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Aix-en-Provence’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aix-en-provence (Accessed: ).

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