anchor: The first recorded settlement was the trading post set up by Phocaean Greeks from Asia Minor at Massalia (Mar?­seilles) around 600 b.c. , followed by other ports at Hy?¨res, Antibes, and Nice.
positive: The Phocaean Greeks were the first to settle in 600 b.c.
negative: The Phocaean Greeks found there were many native tribes living in Massalia.