Eze. A city near Monaco france.
History of Eze
The village owes its name to an ancient Egyptian goddess, Isis.
It is in her name that the ancient Phoenicians who colonized these lands consecrated their temple. Isis is one of the greatest goddesses of Antiquity, an Egyptian ideal of femininity and motherhood. She was a patron of all slaves and oppressed, but also listened to the prayers of the rich, the aristocrats and the rulers.
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Man first set foot on the territory of
modern Eze in the 19-20th centuries B.C. In later times, this land was owned by the Romans and the Moors.
By 1383, Eze was controlled by the Savoy dynasty that secured the town with new fortifications. This precaution was justified by the proximity to the large city of Nice. At various instances, the power of the House of Savoy extended to other territories, including the city of Vaud. During the next few centuries, Eze repeatedly lived through a few disturbances.
In the mid 16th century it changed ownership, passing from the French to the Turks. In 1706, Louis XIV completely destroyed its fortress walls during the War for the Spanish heritage. Only in 1860 Eze officially became part of France by a unanimous decision of its inhabitants