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Avignon History
The Avignon, era of the Popes encircled other events in what is a long and tumultuous history. Between the northern and southern Europe and between the Italy and Spain, at the crossroads of the big trade and migratory routes, the city played a major role in European history. With the expansion of trade, and benefiting from its strategic position and its bridge over the Rhône, it had the status of a free town, strong and arrogant enough to defy the King of France. A Phoenician trading post during the High Antiquity, Avignon then became a flourishing Roman town. It suffered greatly from the barbarian invasions, followed by those of the Moors and the Francs in the High Middle Ages. Presence of popes made the Avignon, the capital of the Eastern Europe in the 15th century. The first industrial revolution little benefited the city of Avignon. The city entered into the relative anonymity in the 19th century and come back as a capital of culture in the 20th century. Avignon is the cradle of the Félibrige, a revival of Provençal literature and its Theatre Festival, started in 1946 by Jean Vilar, gives it international prestige.
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