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Massalians cultivated literature, but the city didn't produce a great deal, nor did it host any prominent philosophers or writers. There was great demand for tutors and physicians. | Massalians cultivated literature, but the city didn't produce a great deal, nor did it host any prominent philosophers or writers. There was great demand for tutors and physicians. | ||
− | Three languages were commonly spoken: Greek, Keltoi and Ligurian. Increasingly, Latin is spoken as trade with | + | Three languages were commonly spoken: Greek, Keltoi and Ligurian. Increasingly, Latin is spoken as trade with that republic increases. |
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Trade was Massalia's lifeblood. They exported their own products; local wine, salted pork and fish, aromatic and medicinal plants, coral and cork, salt, olive oil, cups, mixing bowls, to inland markets in Gallia. They were a destination for re-export primarily of grain, amber, tin and slaves. | Trade was Massalia's lifeblood. They exported their own products; local wine, salted pork and fish, aromatic and medicinal plants, coral and cork, salt, olive oil, cups, mixing bowls, to inland markets in Gallia. They were a destination for re-export primarily of grain, amber, tin and slaves. | ||
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