Exclusive: Majority of British people found to have ‘shockingly little’ knowledge about Black British history

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[–] 82 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Whilst I am sympathetic to the overall aim of this, things like this:

She would have expected people to name figures such as Quintus Lollius Urbicus, who became governor of Roman Britain

...do stand out as being a a bit unrealisitic. I mean, how many governors of Roman Britain of any race or nationality can the typical Briton actually name? I'd be surprised if it was more than 1 and probably less than that.

And if the expectation is that anyone would know of this guy only because his chief contribution to history is "being black" then I am not sure what we are gaining here.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I couldn't name any Roman governor, of any race, ethnicity, or governate.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I’m fairly sure you know who Caesar was.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Gaius Iulius Caesar never only briefly was a Governor but more known as a Consul before ... Well Caesar.

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