Foundation of Caïus Marius in 104 av. J. - C.

The tradition reported that Marignane had been founded by Marius, general and Roman politician, then without explanation, certain local scholars who took part in the development of the departmental encyclopedia of the Mouths of the Rhone, retained Marinius which had remained there.

“and while the barbarians estoient gone to devastate Spain, he (Caïus Marius) camped firstly in the Camargue, then on the edge of the estang of Anatiques where he built Marignane and the Maritime ones with the close port”.

The historians Jacques Ferrier and Michel Feuillas which analyzed this study of Peiresc écrirent:

“facts that it (Peiresc) will pay in this book II (from where is extracted the passage above), as in those which will follow are, except extremely rare exceptions, already known, checked, authenticated, approved. They coincide to 99% with our official image of the past, even if one takes residual account of the 1% cuts, corrections and additions which make its topicality”.

Let us recall if need be, that Jaï was a long time called “Fitted of Marius” and “Fitted of the king” and that the south-eastern part of the pond of Berre was called pond of Marthe, priestess who assisted Marius and nonholy Marthe.

The writings of the Roquebrune abbot who speaks about an appalling massacre on the blanks of the hill Notre Dame de Pitié could then correspond to the engagements, reported by Plutarque in the life of the famous men, carried out by Marius between this camp of Marignane and the holy Victoire, place where it crushed Cimbres and Teutons in 102 av. JC.

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