It was once part of the Spanish Netherlands, a portion of the Low Countries controlled by Spain from 1556 to 1714. Louis XIII reconquered Arras in 1640; the ...
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Arras was the birthplace of Maximilien de Robespierre. The French Revolution and both World Wars destroyed many of its ancient buildings. The town centers on ...
The Diocese of Arras (–Boulogne–Saint-Omer) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is the Arras Cathedral, in the city ...
Nov 29, 2021 · A large necropolis from the late Roman empire has been discovered under the wall of a supermarket in Arras, northern France.
Jul 24, 2019 · Walking in the footsteps of war. 173kms – 7 days. If my first week walking through France was characterised by sleepy farming villages, ...
NEMETACUM later ATREBATUM (Arras) Pas de Calais, France. Mentioned by Caesar in the Gallic Wars, in the 4th c. it adopted the name of the civitas, Atrebatum ...
From 1479 to 1484 Louis XI, after razing the walls, ordered a mass deportation of citizens. Arras was the birthplace of Maximilien de Robespierre. The French ...
Sep 21, 2022 · 1), dating from AD 297 is a rare visual depiction of the Roman successful counteroffensive by the emperor Constantius in AD 296. Together with ...
During the Gaul era, Arras was called Nemetocena from the Celt word 'nemeton', which meant a sacred place, a sanctuary. In 'Gallic Wars' Caesar tells us that it ...
During the First World War Arras was evacuated by the French Army on 29 September 1914 and German forces entered the city. They were driven out by the French ...