The site of Antibes was first occupied by tribes known as Liguria, the Décéates; then came the Greeks and Romans, each bringing their language and specific words.
But for a long time, Latin persisted in official documents, judicial and notary public, not to mention the religious use.
It was not until 1539, by mandate of Villers-Cotterets, which Francois the first instituted the civil status and established the mandatory use of French in all official acts. Antibes was an important military town, with its walls as the soldiers offered their breasts to defend the country, see the Fort Carré. Thus several of his children clambered to the glory of the nation. Each step in the history of the city left marks on the body of the city. The richness of this history is reflected in the name of the city: Antipolis at first, then according to the times and epochs, Antepolis, Antheopolis, Anthipolis, Antlpolim, Antipoli, Antlpol, Antibol, Antiboul, Antibo, Antibes and then Antibes. Each of these names marking a milestone in local history, the part of the universal course of history.
Also, it is important to keep as much as possible, the traces of this rich and glorious history but also to mark into our memories of what was the city in the past, cited active and laborious, with its rich peasants, craftsmen, merchants, and sailors.
Since several decades we have become used to give the streets with names of people that have been chosen to be honored. It replaces the names that had meaning for local by names that the whole nation must recognize. Soon we will probably have names from people or events that built European nation. But they will always remember the old names of the streets that connect them to the history of their soil.
