The Dates that have made the History of Eze



If the present structure of the village goes back (to) the Middle Age, Eze has been occupied from the Bronze age on. The Ligurians made a castellara out of Eze: it is a living place enclosed by huge rocks to protect men and cattle. Before the greek occupation, legend tells the phoeniciancs have built a temple to Isis. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, in 470 B.C., the area underwent several invasions, most of all were Saracen. During that period were created the "Eyries". In 972, Guilhem "The Liberator", Count of Provence, chased the invaders. Eze shared the same destiny as the Earldom of Nice: it was part of the Provence until 1388 when it belonged to the counts of Savoy. From the 16th to the 18th century, Eze underwent several French invasions: 1543, 1691, 1709, 1746, 1792. In 1706, King Louis XIV ordered the destruction of the castle. In 1792, after the creation of the "Alpes Maritimes", Eze belonged to the district of Monaco. In 1860, the people of Eze voted for their annexation to France, in the chapel of the White Penitents.