Who Were The Citizens Of Ancient Rome? (With Mary Beard) | Rome: Empire Without Limit | Odyssey

At one time Ancient Rome spread from Britain to North Africa, meaning its citizens came from all over the world. But who were these people and how did they fit into the diverse world of the roman empire.
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[@christonngoveni8438]

Main reason i like Mary teaching about History is because she is so relax and making small jokes that keeps you glued to the screen, she is the best, with her beautiful smile

[@dalehoward3704]

I feel the same way; she's very soothing at the same time!

[@nellethewitch]

Yes 😊

[@lottewied1937]

Mary Beard is so special:She makes history so personal., I am glued . And she is her own person: her clothes, her hair, her total style. I am glued to her like I was glued as a child listening to fairy tales! The canera work, sound and background music, excellent. I wish I could meet her over a cup of tea.

[@KD400_]

Yes like ur grandma teaching u history lol

[@vickierayhill4637]

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[@johnnyboyvan]

I love Dr. Mary Beard's presentations. She isn't an arrogant elitist snob, but a humble historian. Much love ❤️

[@baeticus1]

Precisely. Clear and simple, Mary Beard is a balm for the spirit and for our knowledge of the ancient Romans.

[@Ericsaidful]

The elitist thing is just academia as a whole. It’s the irony of the party that academia tends to vote for in the U.S. claiming to be the party of the working class, every day citizen.

[@Consrignrant]

​@@Ericsaidful What a load of rubbish. The comment of an imbecile. The issue is that the "stupid" think intelligence is "elitist ".

[@michaelhealy1590]

Mary Beard is the best historical teacher ever. I would love to be her student.

[@mdog111]

Thank you for this. Mary Beard is one of the most articulate and down to earth historians of this age. Her documentaries are always a joy to watch!

[@AvagyanMartun]

😊😊

[@matthewolaechea1869]

Only Iron-Age Latins were Ethnic Romans. When citizenship was further expanded other peoples became Civic Romans.

[@Patricia-sw3ek]

Well I absolutely hated history in school all it was was having to remember dates for exams, however Mary Beard has ignited a spark in me and I am eternally grateful, wish she had been my history teacher she has brought to life and it matters

[@KD400_]

They wont teach u this in history class. U will have to get out and learn for urself

[@Iceguide]

imagine she is your mother or grandma and you are traveling with her through italy, or some of the former roman provinces, Mary has the talent to tell a story in such a way that you absorb the knowledge like a sponge...

[@arindam0712]

And then she mentions an ancient town named tiddies and you giggle and she rolls her eyes.

[@TitoSausalito]

If she were my grandma I'd emancipate myself from the family so it wasn't incest when I came back to woo that sweet behind 🧁

[@RoseMary-vs3io]

Hopefully your mother or grandmother would not be looking like a sad bag of potatoes.

[@mr.k1611]

She can be my sugar mumma

[@charlessheppard5942]

Totally would hang on her every word behind the scenes of these videos! What a great experience that would be, she’s a brilliant teacher!

[@George-us4oy]

Incredible documentary! Enlightening and interesting. As a student of Ancient History it’s easy to get burnt out by all the latin names and sometimes difficult to read source material. Then something like this gets uploaded which reignites the fires of passion and reminds me why I want to pursue this field of study. This film has added several locations to my upcoming travels as well. Thank you Mary Beard and the rest of the team.

[@groussac]

Thanks for posting, George. I'm glad there are people like you willing to get past the source material and make the history come to life. Hopefully someday I'll be watching one of your videos for insights into things that I never thought about.

[@therealtoni]

This lady is so fun and interesting!!! A great storyteller telling a great story of Rome!

[@ancientsitesgirl]

In just a week I will be in beautiful Rome, of course with your book at hand, Mrs. Beard ❤✌

[@fetus2280]

Fancy seeing you here :) I too am a fan of Mary, her and Joann Fletcher are the best out there .. Well apart from you that is :P Cheers.

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

How come there’s constantly sirens going off in Rome? There’s about 4 different police forces, the army, tanks and nomatter what time of day there always seems to be ambulances going by. It a magical city obviously but I’m not kidding when I say it’s almost a constant siren going on there

[@odyssey]

Jealous! Hope you have a great trip

[@jontyarnold8522]

The city that is an endless museum……I always feel so relaxed when I’m in Roma…. 🇮🇹

[@laurajaneluvsbeauty9596]

Jealous! Hope you’re having a wonderful time!

[@mikef.1000]

Mary Beard does it again -- thanks Mary!

[@baeticus1]

It's exciting how Mary Beard loves the Romans and the empire they built. Being Portuguese, and loving in the same way the Romans, I feel somewhat proud of living in one of the areas of that ancient Empire that gave us so much.

[@Ericsaidful]

The Romans were, in many ways, far more Barbaric than the people they called Barbarians. This idea that the Roman’s extended an olive branch to people to join their empire, for nothing, is so far from the truth it’s not even funny. I’m of European descent, more specifically Germanic and Italian. Apparently there is some North African as well, which my guess could be tied to the time of Rome. I’m sure my ancestors felt that “generosity” in the form of taxation or death option the Roman’s enjoyed providing.

[@baeticus1]

@@Ericsaidful Anti-Roman wokism, I hadn't seen it yet...

[@Ericsaidful]

@@baeticus1 I’m not woke. I’m awake. I just can’t be sure why everyone loves the Romans now. Fact is that people can’t bitch about modernity, slavery, etc. yet ignore everything else. The problem for them is that there is far too much for them to be pissed about so they focus on one thing. I like to bring light to the people who act like what they are going through is in anyway comparable to what’s happened in the past, to the very same people they now claim to hate. It’s irony on irony. One constant of humanity has been war and murder. I can watch Roman shit objectively, while also acknowledging that it’s almost as ironic as LGBTQ people saying “Free Palestine”.

[@williamrobinson7435]

Wonderful! Mary is a star historian. 🌟👍

[@DBEdwards]

Ravishing says I. My Elizabeth Taylor of history stardom.

[@Onora619]

Mary Beard is such a treasure.

[@robinmiller5256]

The blue bottle is amazing! Wonderful history! Thank you Mary

[@kimlarso]

Appears more recent

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

Dame Dr Mary Beard's material is always outstanding. Cheers.

[@robertbarnier45]

Mary is so good I can’t turn away ❤

[@tariqkhader6196]

If only I had a tenth of Dr Beard's knowledge .

[@DBEdwards]

Keen intellect coupled with brilliant charm and wit This be Mary Beard.

[@johnfathers3142]

I’m really enjoying Mary’s presentations. I’ve been to quite a few Roman sites over the years, but to be able to discern so much from the smallest of details is amazing and very impressive. It must make it you appreciate the sites so much more than a layperson.

[@nataliejayne3699]

My two favourite historians and presenters are women. Dr Mary Beard and Dr Joann Fletcher. Incredible women with unmatched passion. I wish there was more!

[@KD400_]

There are more u just haven't heard of them.

[@robertborsak7023]

Visited Jerash in Jordan a few years ago, pre Covid, a real gem too. Typical Roman town by pattern, beautiful.

[@dll_Rhemuth948]

What a wonderful documentary! I love Mary’s Easy way of explaining what could be extremely complicated material. Makes me wish I got into Roman history instead of indigenous American anthropology. If I ever get to Italy I’ll be stalking the archaeologists out at Ostia, that I know.😅 I adore the mosaics.

[@aviadilo]

Excellent documentary. I also enjoyed her documentaries on Pompeii and daily life in the Roman Empire. Far better than most of the historical videos on YT, which usually feature a narrator and graphics.

[@dianewallace993]

I am envious of her knowledge her easy manner and her amazing expertise

[@jimmyadepeju5555]

Another great lecture. Thanks, ma'am!

[@TheTrooper115]

I've always thoroughly enjoyed Mary Beard, her enthusiasm is infectious and a joy to behold.

[@teresadelacanal1065]

Mary does it again!!! Never disapoints, thank you so much.

[@josi4251]

Mary Beard could make an old telephone directory interesting. I'd watch anything she presented!

[@robertfoose9453]

I really enjoy these these documentaries.

[@mckster56]

Simply excellent

[@jennklein1917]

I enjoyed this post 💖

[@GSteel-rh9iu]

Thank you thank you for a great series. 51:30 Aphrodisias Sanctuary emperor's temple.

[@petersclafani4370]

Love her documentaries.

[@rocioaguilera3555]

What an interesting and informative video. You, Mrs. Beard, are knowledgeable and a great narrator. Is it true that the Roman baths didn't have a drainage and that the dirty water accumulated making the baths very unhealthy? Please answer me. Thanks a lot.

[@adamdavis4346]

They usually used natural springs. Fresh water filled them, but probably not fast enough to clean them out!

[@royparsons360]

Thanks Mary

[@jamiearnott9669]

Great video. I grew up in the "dank" frontier as you say Mary in Britain. However as of 2022 this Roman will be having a mutual global empire of energy self reliance!

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thanks

[@peachyllama722]

Could of done with this documentary when I had to answer that exact question in an essay for the O.U

[@PamperPupper]

Nice Kicks Mary

[@gabsie7224]

"Not all people in the provinces were happy with being part of the Roman Empire". Isn't that true for every empire?

[@maximusextreme3725]

Ask some Americans and you'll certainly find that to be true.

[@SNP-1999]

Exactly! But one thing has to be said in defence of Roman imperialism - at no time before or after did the countries forming the Roman Empire experience hundreds of years of peace and prosperity.

[@maximusextreme3725]

@@SNP-1999 Neither has the US.

[@RoseMary-vs3io]

@@SNP-1999 What rubbish

[@locusta4662]

@@RoseMary-vs3io Partially , what he said ,it's true . The problem is that good life was built on the suffering of many . At some point 1/3 of the population was living in slavery , most of professional soldiers lived a s* life , who rebelled was killed ruthlessly , when someone had a different political opinion was eliminated . It's true that in his crimes Roman Empire wasn't much different than other empires but wasn't an happy world at all

[@ewhitmo1]

What lovely hair this woman has 🤍 Very interesting and well done video as well.

[@markmuller7962]

The subsequent wifes citizenship part is astonishing modern

[@mikef.1000]

Or our citizenship for women isn't the new-fangled freedom we suppose!

[@SimonSozzi7258]

15:05 Wow!

[@samhouston1979]

this reminds me of the video of the traveler (who’s name i’ve forgotten) who went to every country. he had a stop in the Northern Mariana islands & it was like you were in California…they did up all the trappings of America, they were even watching the Super Bowl with American beers & with American accented english

[@jennyredbeans]

Love you Mary.

[@feetjiefit6353]

Mary's sneaker flex is on point! 🔥📌

[@Nikechagias]

48:01 LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE OF THE MIND

[@Awoodcock30]

I hate being poor, I've learned everything I can about Rome and Egypt but don't have the funds to explore

[@markmuller7962]

Feels like Ridley Scott saw this documentary before the making of "Gladiator"

[@djkimvlogger9762]

This woman is the stereo type Brith haha love it

[@mamba101]

I’m still not convinced we have a good explanation why the Romans stayed in Britain - was Germania just too tough a target?

[@Augustus65]

"Winged willies" 🤣

[@Subboxstoker]

Big Ben read 4:20

[@DBEdwards]

BOUDICA. My kind of Warrior Princess. Attacks on Camulodunum, Londinium and Verulamium. I say. I SAY. LIVE FREE OR DIE! "Still more majestic shalt thou rise More dreadful, from each foreign stroke More dreadful, dreadful from each foreign stroke As the loud blast that tears the skies Serves but to root thy native oak"

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Surprised that MAay Beard seems to equate a Purple Heart with the MC. I must have misunderstood...

[@josepestana5265]

What is purple heart and MC?

[@Liv-sz8rv]

OH MY GOD I’ve just remembered a history programme we watched at school aged about 9 where a woman rang a bell to summon “Barates! Flag seller from Palmyra!” And he “appeared” to tell her all about Roman Britain 😂

[@francols6261]

Quando i romani conquistavano o soggiogavano qualche popolo erano sempre brutali, secondo la signora Beard. Un aggettivo ricorrente. Considerando la brutalità dei nostri giorni, degli imperi ormai estinti, da ultimo quello britannico, quantomeno le brutalità, presunte, dei romani, sono avvenute più di duemila anni fa. La civiltà, se ha un senso questa parola, qualche passo in più dovrebbe averlo fatto. Pensi a quali brutalità si abbandonavano i barbari del nord quando calavano in Italia. O ciò che è successo nella foresta di Teutoburgo; o ancora cosa ha combinato la vostra eroina Boudicca con gli abitanti di Londra, dopo averla rasa al suolo e massacrati i suoi abitanti (che non erano solo romani) a cui i moderni gli hanno dedicato pure un monumento.

[@Christynmaine]

Excellent point. In many ways the ancients were much more civilized than we moderns. One just needs to turn on the evening news for proof.

[@DBEdwards]

"You can tell its Roman because of all these ringed Willies!" LOLOLOLOLOL!

[@n539rv]

Very interesting tour of the empire. Shows what can be built if you can keep a nation together for a 1000 yrs. The flip side though, I can’t really figure what to make of the “Rome” of that period. In many ways, they make me think of the brutality and conquest of the Nazi’s, only the Nazi’s did it on a brief industrial scale. I think it’s what Hitler meant of his “Thousand year Third Reich”…. Like what the Romans did 2,000 yrs prior. With that in mind… makes me wonder how much we should “admire” that Roman period.

[@adamdavis4346]

I think the exact same thing!

[@giannidalessio1100]

I see history is not your strength. When Hitler thought of the Third Reich he was not referring to ancient Rome but to Charlemagne and William I.

[@badfairy9554]

Hitler don't do good. He just did evil. Sorry he band fox hunting.

[@mr.k1611]

The music at 1:50 sounds like i have 10 seconds to decide wether to watch on or move to another vid...

[@bluesky6985]

Too many ads

[@whatever2206]

Isnt this thing about going from unimportant provincial person to some important Roman general or whatever simillar to the Ottoman thing? Ottoman slaves could become premiers etc, i guess Ottomans just copied a Roman tradition in this

[@samhouston1979]

i wonder if the tooth thing still works with modern people?

[@philiphorner31]

I would so do the loo.

[@tombombadil9123]

23:12 I have to disagree: coming from a province to the capital to "make it big" is actually very typical for any empire or indeed most societies. Even more so if it's done through military service. From Urbicus to Frank Sinatra :)

[@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739]

The people in Algeria were sure curious about that camera and Mary. Super distracting. I had to rewind.

[@petersclafani4370]

The romans were architects, engineers. They built the cities.

[@davemi00]

What was the Difference between Romans’ and Italian’s ?

[@kristiskinner8542]

The Roman Empire covered a large area that covered/covers several other countries. To be Italian you would/would have needed to be born within the country of Italy

[@marcobelli6856]

Roman is more inclusive of the Romans who were Not from italy

[@matthewolaechea1869]

@@marcobelli6856 Nope. Ethnic Romans were exclusively Iron age Latins and Civic Romans were other Italic people and everybody else.

[@marcobelli6856]

@@matthewolaechea1869 and that goes against what I Said how? A Roman can be also a Roman egyptian or Roman Briton. A Latin is an italic people

[@javierslytherin9898]

@@matthewolaechea1869 Romans were multi-ethnic during the Late Republic and the Empire.

[@Chebva]

The Hodgetwins logo??

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

A US Purple Heart and a British Military Cross aren't remotely in the same league as far as military decorations are concerned...

[@hedgewytch88]

We need more documentaries not podcasts.

[@playboicatie]

Mary Beard stans rise up

[@scotty101ire]

All of her work is outstanding

[@bluesky6985]

The Red Thread line of the tribe of Judah

[@briannall6232]

Interesting, everyone could become a Roman. Wonder if that is why The Roman Catholic Church is called "Roman Catholic"?

[@CeliaZA]

That is not the reason. Roman refers to Catholics' adherence to the Roman Pontiff. There are Anglo-Catholics who are high church Anglicans who follow much of the liturgical and other practices associated with "Roman Catholicism". "Roman Catholics" simply call themselves Catholics.

[@briannall6232]

@@CeliaZA Thank you I'm catholic, I was wondering. Protestants call Us Evil and tell us we need to stop Worshipping idols (which we don't) The Catholic Church has Always killed people. They've always been Roman. I've called my self a "Roman Catholic" I'm wondering why? Because of Our Beautiful Gothic Churches, I had assumed that's why.,

[@matthewolaechea1869]

@@CeliaZA Stop the cope

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

I don’t know why she’s so astonished that Timgad, etc., is “so Roman”. Why should it seem less likely to be Roman than in more distant England? It’s typical of anywhere in the Empire, if better preserved. Also, it’s not desert, grasslands don’t grow in deserts, this was a huge wheat-producing area, wheat won’t grow in deserts, either, without extensive irrigation, if at all. This is a very typical semi-arid landscape like much of Italy, Greece, the Levant, Spain and all around the Mediterranean, not to mention mention most of California, where I live. The edge of the Sahara is likely encroaching closer to Timgad and the rest of the Northern African provinces now than it was during the times of the Roman Empire.

[@mangu768]

Tiddis and the wing winies... sometimes comedy just happens.

[@dijahtrump694]

Me!!! JAHHHH BLESS 🙌 🙏 ✨️

[@cjames3029]

Wow didn't know you could tell somebody's race by looking at the skull and announced that they were of mixed ancestry I thought that Europeans North Africans in Middle easterns were considered Caucasian by the Britannia encyclopedia and every other mainstream historical source

[@brainrot4919]

There's an agenda being pushed in this documentary.

[@harrybruijs2614]

@@brainrot4919 many people ,you are one off them, think that if you were born in the province Afrika or North Africa it is equivalent to being black, which as is now is not the case. They had the same skin colour as they have now. Off course their were some black people because their was the trans saharian slave trade. So their is no hidden agenda. The only agenda is to make clear that everyone in the empire could become roman citizen, at the end everyone was given it. Secondly because off the great mobility in the empire and the fact that the army was always stationed far away from the place it was recrutes, people born in far away placed were living everywhere just as now. Off course the majority was born near by, but that is not interesting as object for a documentary.

[@harrybruijs2614]

They are caucasian, but their is a clear difference in skull shape between North European and Midterrenean people if you measure the relation off length and breadth. The latter ones are much rounder.

[@brainrot4919]

@@harrybruijs2614 wow, the world's biggest empire that stretched from the far Eastern borders of the middle east, to the northern reaches of Brittania, was multi cultural and diverse. Mind blown. I wonder how many had to live a life of servitude before being given Roman citizenship? And who sacked and burnt the city of Rome to the ground? Migrants. So, how'd that work out for the Western Roman Empire?

[@aizac91]

@@harrybruijs2614 they are not Caucasians, the Romans or other Europeans at any given time in bronze, ancient, or medieval have never referred to themselves as “Caucasians”. The word Eropa people has come out and recorded to refer to the continent and those of the Eropa group by the Bronze Age Greeks but “Caucasians” was never in used until the 18th century.

[@sulaymankindi]

"Poles"? I think the lady just meant the climate as an example. I dont the Romans reached there. Don't know why Mary is getting overly PC and repeating Poles in Britain

[@Alejojojo6]

I think she meant it as a joke. That people from those regions (probably germanic mercenaries, since Slavs at this time lived further inland (in what today is Belarus). But you get it.

[@sulaymankindi]

@@Alejojojo6 OK, perhaps British humour is too subtle for me. Thanks for taking the time to clarify.

[@giovannikwekufourriclasse168]

Mary Beard baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabe

[@WORDversesWORLD]

I enjoy listening to history but I lose interest when I hear them speak factually!

[@cr8zystar282]

Sounds a lot like the USA 🇺🇸!! 😂

[@helmort]

Absolutely. Rome was more similar to modern New York with its melting pot than modern Rome. Modern Rome is with a caucasian majority, very European place, with a strong european identity and culture.

[@aizac91]

@@helmort my God you people will do anything to make your narrative lies come true about Rome being like nyc or la 2023AD. This is nothing more than to project American way of society into the history context because let’s face it America doesn’t have any ancient history. Which is why Hollywood just made Cleopatra “black” recently. And look how that turned out, the whole world disagrees.

[@aizac91]

@@helmort Caucasians is not Europeans; this is how I know you’re an American bubblehead, only Americans uses the term Caucasian extensively to refer to Europeans.

[@aizac91]

@@helmort and New York is shit today, filled with crime, racism everywhere, sensitivity that everything can easily be taken as “offence”, dirty. No one should aspire to be like the USA today; it is just trash.

[@Alejojojo6]

@@helmort Most of the people in Rome where European folks, meaning people from tribes of Itay, Gaule, Britannia, Hispania, Germania, Greece, the Balkans, Pannonia, some egiptians, North Africa or from the levant. That means most of the population was still caucasian but very diverse in their backgrounds. Modern Romans are a mix of those people that stayed in the city. Even if there were some Egiptian, they have mixed so much with the rest of the majority caucasian folks of ancient rome that it's modern Roman descendants might look very white (but have distant Egiptian DNA in them).

[@slim420MM]

On the movies and Tv they are all British.

[@GhostOnTheHalfShell]

Romans, the original Borg.

[@billiehydrick6417]

Did they speak Latin or something else

[@marcoss6212]

In the beginning mostly Greek, then bilingual for a good group of people and Latin later on and mixture of other languages.

[@blackerpanther3329]

We wuz Romainz and sheeeeiiiiit!

[@petrusinvictus3603]

There were no Britannia, only Celtic.

[@jonecliptic]

😁

[@JJMHigner]

You could pass this woman in a supermarket, And you would never know what she really does for a job!

[@DBEdwards]

"This was most probably a very blokeish community." This refers to the local library. I am a bloke. Not in yer case dearie. I should make you a member with privilege.

[@nocount1]

Lol. How many snarky references to the U.S. can she make in one episode? Ah well, Europeans will be Europeans, I guess.

[@Christynmaine]

8:18. Is that a street vendor selling fake passports?

[@vonp588]

The irony of a British woman stating the American dream doesn’t work for most people, while average britons are facing rolling power black ours due to their mismanaged state.

[@joebombero1]

It is a funny comment. I am living in the Philippines, retired from Texas, literally surrounded by people who went to the US, got "rich" and came back. They shared the secret with me - works 100%. First, they say, always show up to work on time. Second, never steal from your employer. Third, don't do drugs (always pass drug tests). Even if you work at 7-11 your American counterparts will quit or be fired within a couple of years (or be in jail). You will be next in line for Assistant Manager, then Manager. Within a few years you will have access to corporate jobs. Stay until your kids in the Philippines have graduated college and you have a nice house built and paid for. Save a hundred thousand or so and retire. Move back to the Philippines. When you turn 65 apply for your Social Security pension. Even if your Social Security is only $1200 a month you are earning twice the salary of a public school teacher. You are rich!

[@matthewmannion4227]

Her comment is not designed to elevate Britain. She is not saying Britain is better than America. She is helping modern people understand how Romans thought

[@floraposteschild4184]

Uh huh. What about the power shortages in Texas, that independent but mismanaged state? They killed people including children,

[@OlafChang9359]

I wouls say romans were the citizens of rome

[@matthewolaechea1869]

Ethnic Romans were Iron age Latins, and Civic Romans were everybody else who eventually gained citizenship.

[@javierslytherin9898]

@@matthewolaechea1869 Nope. Rome was multi-ethnic during the Empire.

[@iangoddi]

American Dream basher.

[@kevinmoore734]

'like the American dream, we know it doesn't work for most people". Oh really Mary Beard?

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

Except the overwhelming majority of the population at the time were working in agriculture and were not city dwellers. Still pushing the "ethnically diverse is just normal" line...

[@matthewmasood]

Wow didn't realize how Dark people were from Italy based on this video. Its like latin America. Guess all the white statues were misleading from classical times.

[@matthewmasood]

Ok never mind thats obviously a place in turkey or the middle east at 8:48

[@DanMcLeodNeptuneUK]

Algeria my dude. And lol I thought the same...

[@matthewmasood]

@@DanMcLeodNeptuneUK lol

[@helmort]

Mate. The places showed in the video were Algeria (North Africa), Turkey (Middle East) and UK lol. Italians are pretty white people and absolutely racist lol

[@matthewmannion4227]

You are right that the statues are misleading. Most of them would have been painted at the time. Over time, the paint washed off

[@GORO911]

Thumbnail is showing Egyptians not Romans.

[@levistrodel7916]

I agree. But I believe they intended to clarify that not all people living in the empire at this time were ethnically Roman by titling the video “citizens of Ancient Rome” rather than “Romans.”

[@markmuller7962]

How do you know the one on the right doesn't have the Roman citizenship?