Lucius Septimius Severus has been included in teaching material and children’s books
A Roman emperor has been listed as “black Briton” by the BBC and some UK museums, despite not being black.
Lucius Septimius Severus died on campaign in Britain in 211AD , and has been included in teaching material and children’s books alongside influential black Britons such as Mary Seacole and Olaudah Equiano.
Severus has also been included in a “Black History Collection” of documentaries newly compiled by the BBC, despite the emperor being of Middle Eastern and Italian descent.
