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

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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