Encyclopedia > Aigues-Mortes

  Article Content

Aigues-Mortes

Aigues-mortes is a French city, in the departement of Gard, in the south of France.

It is famous for the well-preserved city walls surrounding the city.

History

The foundation of the city is attributed to Marius Caius[?], around 102 BC, but the first document mentioning a place called "Ayga Mortas" (dead waters) dates from the 10th century.

Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) launched the 7th and the 8th crusades from Aigues-Mortes.



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
Thomas a Kempis

... the mind to perceive more of eternal truth in a moment of time than a student might learn in the schools in ten years. Excellent as these counsels are, they are set ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 36.1 ms