 The city is nicknamed "Nice la Belle" ("Nissa La Bella" in Niçard), which means "Nice the Beautiful", which is also the title of the unofficial anthem of Nice, written by Menica Rondelly in 1912.The area of today's Nice contains Terra Amata, an archaeological site which displays evidence of a very early use of fire 380,000 years ago.Around 350 BC, Greeks of Marseille founded a permanent settlement and called it Nikaia, after "Nike", the goddess of victory.