XEE4180946 Foundation of Marseille in 600 BC - Fondation de Marseille, 600 BC: On the day of the arrival of the Greek sailors, the head of the Nams organizes a meal during which his daughter Gyptis has to choose his wife by holding him a cup. The Greeks were invited to join the banquet and the young leader, Protis, was chosen, thus sealing the foundation of a new city. Engraving in ??????Histoire De France En Cent Paintings by Paul Lehugeur ??????1891. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foundation of Marseille in 600 BC - Fondation de Marseille, 600 BC: On the day of the arrival of the Greek sailors, the head of the Nams organizes a meal during which his daughter Gyptis has to choose his wife by holding him a cup. The Greeks were invited to join the banquet and the young leader, Protis, was chosen, thus sealing the foundation of a new city. Engraving in ??????Histoire De France En Cent Paintings by Paul Lehugeur ??????1891.); Stefano Bianchetti.