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Re:How a late-blossoming classics don became Britain’s most ... by gaius on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @10:49AM (#16274732)
We have no reliable evidence regarding what proportion of Roman Britain was "black"

We do however know how far into Africa the Romans ventured (what is now Sudan) and what the ethnicity of the people living there was.

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Re:How a late-blossoming classics don became Britain’s most ... by foldr on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @11:17AM (#16274956)
Beard addresses that point in her article. (Take home message: don't take lines on maps too seriously.)
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