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Mary Beard abused on Twitter over Roman Britain's ethnic diversity

Written By Unknown on Sunday, August 6, 2017 | 11:10 AM

Classicist says her assertion that there was at least some diversity under Roman rule led to ‘torrent of aggressive insults’

Mary Beard has said she faced a “torrent of aggressive insults” on social media after posting messages asserting the ethnic diversity of Roman Britain.

The historian had been defending a BBC schools video that featured a black high-ranking Roman soldier as the father of a family, prompting the wave of online abuse. One person said she was “literally rewriting history”.

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