"Marseille was the first Greek port in western Europe, with a growing population, and it was the first city in France. ”

Faced with the combined opposition of the Etruscans, Carthaginians, and Celts, the Greek colony sought protection in alliance with the expanding Roman Republic, which promised assistance in the event of a future attack and, perhaps more importantly, brought Marseille into the complex Roman market. ”

"The city prospered by its connection to the interior of Gaul and was hungry for Roman goods and wines, which Marseille had been exporting until 500 BC, and Rome had a great appetite for new goods and slaves. ”

"When you go to Rome, you will learn about the relationship between slave owners and slaves in that era, and slaves were always oppressed. ”

Meng Wenjie nodded, "I watched a movie about Rome, which mentioned ancient slave owners, who liked to sit on a high platform and watch slaves fight and kill each other, which was really cruel at that time. ”

Professor Abner nodded, "Yes, there were many gladiators in Rome, and there were also many gladiatorial arenas, and that period of history was indeed very cruel, and there were many stories about the oppression and exploitation of slaves by slave owners, and the slaves did not give in and resisted. ”

"Let's go back to Marseille, in Roman times it was called Marcelia, it was the home port of Picias, most of the Greek remains were replaced by later Roman architecture, and Marseille adapted well to its new position in Rome. ”

"Through generation after generation of people, it has developed to the status quo today, the history is very long, I will not expand on the specifics, everyone has an understanding of the city, below, I will take you around for a ride, so that everyone can experience the style of Marseille!"

Qu Lihua followed Xia Yuxiang and Professor Abner to look around, and the main attractions of the city of Marseille include Notre-Dame de Jurdes, Fort d'Ifu, the Marseille Art Museum, the Ancient Almshouse, and the Palais de Longchamp in the greenery.

Professor Abner took everyone to visit Notre Dame Jurdes Cathedral, where there are still remnants of the bullet marks left by the German army against the British and American forces during the Second World War.

Although history is gone, people can never forget the harm brought to the people of the world by the Second World War, the people all hope for peace, do not want war, the names of those politicians who started the war have long been gone with history, buried by the smoke of history, leaving endless inspiration for future generations, from here you can look down on the whole city of Marseille, as well as overlook the Mediterranean scenery.

Located in the north wing of the Palais du Midsummer, the Musée de Marseille is divided into two floors, exhibiting major works from France and Italy, and the museum exhibits works by Eccel Provence, which are rarely seen in Paris, and the works of Marseille painters such as Montcelli and Pice, which are impressive.

"A visit to the Museum of the History of Marseille allows you to get in touch with the ancient history of Marseille from the birth of Marseille in 600 BC to the 4th century, which is also interesting to understand the process of the Arab civilization crossing the sea, and it can also be learned by interested members," said Professor Abner. ”

"In addition to these, the Marseille Historical Museum also displays Maasai customs, traditions and folk crafts, which is also very interesting, and everyone can also take a look!"

Speaking of the Almshouse, Professor Abner spoke a little more slowly, "This is a slum shelter ordered by the French royal family in 1671, the main purpose of which is to build a shelter for the poor and sick immigrants on the streets of Marseille. ”

"At that time, there were many immigrants from outside, some of whom ran out of money, were poor and sick, and came to find relatives and friends, but they may not have found them in France, and they had no place to stay, lying on the streets, hindering the appearance of the city, so the French royal family ordered the construction of a shelter for the poor. ”

Divided into two parts, the hospital and the domed church, it was designed by the architect of King Louis 14 of France, the most famous of whom is the Palace of Versailles on the outskirts of Paris, the church of the almshouse in the Italian Renaissance style, but more simple and austere.

"We've been to the Palace of Versailles before, it's splendid, it's built specifically for royalty, so it's a huge contrast, the royals are extravagant and live an extremely luxurious life, and this slum shelter is just average, and the furnishings inside are also very simple, just so that the wandering immigrants from outside have a shelter from the wind and rain, and it's already very good to barely starve to death. ”

"Alas!" Listening to Professor Abner's introduction, Qu Lihua was full of emotion, it seems that in France, it is also "Zhumen's wine and meat stinky road with frozen bones", where to reason, the rich live a very luxurious life without worry, and the poor no matter which country they are in, are at the bottom of luxury, they are suffering and pitiful.

Professor Abner said: "In times of famine, there are countless homeless people on the streets who starve to death, and those who can be taken in by the poor shelters, who have something to eat, and those who do not starve to death, are very lucky, and there are many orphans, fatherless and motherless, very pitiful." ”

Qu Lihua said, "Professor Abner, do you believe in fate?"

Professor Abner sighed, "When I was young, I didn't believe in fate, I always felt that I should be like Beethoven, choke the throat of fate, and control my own destiny. ”

"Professor Abner, I also agree with your words, I also think that fate is difficult to change, your birth determines the starting point of your life, what kind of family you were born in, born in a wealthy family and born in a slum, that is completely different, it is difficult to complete the rise and transcendence of social class through personal efforts, there is always an invisible natural gap there, it is not ordinary people who can cross the gap, that must be great people!"

Head Xia Yuxiang took everyone to Longshang Palace again, standing at the gate of this palace, Qu Lihua also had a lot of feelings.

The basic layout of the Palais de Longchamp is a group of sculptures and fountains in the middle, and a cloister extends on each side, and at the end of the cloister there is a museum, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Marseille Historical Museum.

"Professor Abner, who's on the statue? There are men and women, tell us about it. ”

"Okay, the neutral of the group is the river god, the left and right goddesses each hold grapes and ears of wheat, symbolizing winemaking and agriculture, and a few bulls on the periphery symbolize animal husbandry and bullfighting traditions in the Camargue region. ”

Qu Lihua stared at the group of eagles, the four hooves flew over, and the spirit of the cattle was hundredfold, highlighting the spirit of the gods in the flood era.

The massive, convex, badly corrupted base under the goddess's feet resembles the bewildering mouth of a giant beast, and the several pillars that resemble stone stalactites are also amazing.

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