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ROMAN TIME : Dominating "CARCISIS PORTUS", rise a simple tower out of wooden or stones which is less one defensive position that an observation post. |
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In VIIIème Siècle seems to appear a strengthened pregnant premère whose a tower remains known as "sarrasine". |
In XIIIème Siècle "CASTRUM CARCISIS" " is surrounded of a new enclosure and depends since 1223 on the powerful family on the BEAMS which have also the baronnie of Aubagne and the seigniory of Roquefort.
During the ONE HUNDRED YEAR old WAR, bands of brigands often formed by mercenaries exits of the "Large Companies" devastate Provence. It is the moment that François of the BEAMS chooses to reinforce defenses of the only maritime outlet of his field: Flanked walls of 4 8,5 height m square towers are then high surrounding several tens of dwellings.
One builds a church placed under the term of Michel Saint, one digs a well, one builds a baker's oven and one installs above the principal door a carved stone comprising a star with 16 rays, emblem of the house seigneuriale.
The essence of this work had to be made between 1372 and 1380.
In XVème Century, there will be to 50 houses and 250 inhabitants per moments inside the enclosure which one can go along still today.
In 1426, the extinction of the family of the BEAMS allows Louis II; count de Provence, to recover the castrum and the borough of Cassis.
In 1473, the évèque one of Marseilles finds a right seigneurial which it had before 1223 and which it will preserve until 1789.
XVIème Century: in 1524, the "Imperial ones" ordered by the constable of Bourbon take by storm the place: the men are killed, the women are violated, plundered houses and destroyed ramparts.
. In 1536, a new alarm due to the arrival of a fleet ordered by the gênois Andrea DORIA is fortunately without consequence.
With the end of this century, the last inhabitants give up the castle and, at the XVIIème century, one finds there nothing any more but some nuns and some soldiers.
With the end of the XVIIème century, the count of GRIGNAN makes install new guns and reinforces defenses.
In 1722, the clock, last vestige of the church of the castle is transferred to that from the village.
February 10, 1794, young General BONAPARTE inspects the batteries.
April 17, 1813, , a commando of English sailors destroys these same batteries.
At the XIXème Century, the defensive role appears less and less necessary. The administration of the fields puts the castle on sale. The first purchaser will be a tobacconist of St Cyr (VAr) in 1896.
Since it became a private property.
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