Editing Arras (section)

===Antiquity/Foundation===
Arras was founded on the hill of Baudimont by the Belgic tribe of the [[Atrebates]], who named it ''Nemetocenna'' in reference to a ''[[nemeton]]'' that probably existed there.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

In the Scarpe valley, archaeologists' excavations and data recovery revealed Late [[Iron Age]] settlements. These buildings, believed to be farms, were found near the municipalities of Arras, [[Hamblain-les-Prés]] and [[Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise|Saint-Pol]].<ref>"Arras", pp. 10. Editions des Beffrois, 1988. {{ISBN|2-903077-76-2}}</ref>

The town was later renamed ''Nemetacum''/''Atrebatum'' by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], under whom it became an important garrison town.<ref name="Michelin">"Arras". ''Northern France and the Paris Region'', pp. 120–122. Michelin Travel Publications, 2006. {{ISBN|2-06-711928-1}}</ref><ref>"Arras." ''Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names''. John Everett-Heath. Oxford University Press 2005.</ref> No traces of any amenities such as a [[Forum (Roman)|forum]], [[Roman theatre (structure)|theatre]], or [[basilica]] have been identified.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pietri |first1=C. |title=The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites |date=1976 |url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0006%3Aentry%3Dnemetacum |access-date=October 26, 2023 |chapter=Nemetacum later Atrebatum (Arras) Pas de Calais, France.}}</ref> One discovery has been "one of the rare sanctuaries devoted to the oriental god [[Attis]] in France".<ref>{{cite web |title=Nemetacum Arras, France |url=https://www.spottinghistory.com/view/3960/nemetacum/ |website=spottinghistry.com |access-date=October 26, 2023}}</ref>