Editing Nice (section)

==='''Prehistoric period and ancient history'''===

The history of the Beautiful Nice goes back to around 350 BC, when the Greeks founded a settlement on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, and called it Nikaia, after Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. However, in order to make a proper image of the historical background of Nice, one should also learn the site on which nowadays Nice stretches has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Certain archeological findings prove the place was populated even 400,000 years ago. The traces of a rudimentary prehistoric civilization> have also been discovered, which is explainable by force of the fact the region features wholesome geographical and climatic conditions.

The center of the Roman dominion in the region was the former Cemenelum, the present Cimiez, which back then was a settlement distinct from Nice, but currently part of the city of Nice.