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population of blacks in rome 200ad

posted 2 years ago by LTUM (1068)
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Wondering how much artistic license scott took here. I think subsaharan black people were almost nonexistent in north africa then.

[–] Stratego (31006) a year ago

Most black people in the movie seem to be slaves, I was more astonished by the Numidian being black.

[–] LTUM (1068) a year ago

right. they were slaves, but in that era would they even BE that far north at all?

[–] Stratego (31006) a year ago

I'm sure they took some black slaves back to Rome from their conquests in in North Africa, but that could only have been a handful.