Re:Roman Britain in Black and White
by cabalamat on Saturday August 05, 2017 @09:53AM
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> If Roman Britain was ethnically diverse
You probably mean racially diverse -- most Roman soldiers / administrators were ethnically Roman, regardless of race.
> then what happened to the diversity?
Cities have historically been population sinks, not able to replenish themselves without constant population flows from the countryside. If there were non-white people in the cities it might not have left much trace in the population's genes.
You probably mean racially diverse -- most Roman soldiers / administrators were ethnically Roman, regardless of race.
> then what happened to the diversity?
Cities have historically been population sinks, not able to replenish themselves without constant population flows from the countryside. If there were non-white people in the cities it might not have left much trace in the population's genes.