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Quintus Marius Primus wrote:There's currently an argument on the BBC History message boards about whether Emporor Septimus Severus was black or not. Anyone got any thoughts, and does anyone know of any contemporary sources that may shed some light on this?
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Marius Peregrine wrote:Avete,
As Roma had no Citizens south of the Sahara (save the occasional beast-catcher), it is more likely--though not certain--that Emperor Severus was of North African descent. These people resembled, but were not, Phoenicians or Arabs more than anything.
OTOH, we *were* doing a brisk business with Ethiopia...
*shrugs*
Marius Peregrine wrote:Not necessarily, mi Attice; we were never particularly race-conscious in the modern sense. Ethnicity and class, yes (very much so)...but pelage doesn't seem to have determined much, if anything, except maybe on the interpersonal level.
Btw, Prime, could you please correct the title of this topic (or if you can't change it anymore, could our aediles ?) ? It should be SeptimIUS Severus (it is a mistake often made, don't worry ).
Quintus Pomponius Atticus wrote:Btw, Prime, could you please correct the title of this topic (or if you can't change it anymore, could our aediles ?) ? It should be SeptimIUS Severus (it is a mistake often made, don't worry ).
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