Hello all, Does anyone have an good resources or sources of information on People of Colour in Ancient Rome? I am using the Thieves of Ostia by Caroline Lawrence, and I am trying to make it clear to pupils that though Nubia is black, that is not why she is enslaved. Many thanks in advance.

Friends, Comrades, Classicists, It seems to me that the working class ought maintain interest in the history of their predecessors and their struggles, both to better understand the historic relations which led to the current state of affairs and perhaps also to learn from the methods of resistance employed by the historic lower-classes against their oppressors. As a layman in the field of classics, I would greatly appreciate recommendations on the subject of classes and class struggles in antiquity. Perry Anderson has written (to my knowledge) an excellent work on the subject titled Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism, and the late G. E. M. de Ste. Croix likewise wrote a very detailed work on the subject called The Class Struggle in the Ancient Greek World (both works are easily available online). However, these works are somewhat dated, and regardless I am eager to see what else has been written on the subject. Please, share recommendations if possible. Thank you.

Here's the discussion area following on from our Twiiter shout-out and subsequent article. How can we - in practical terms - reduce instances of snobbery which disadvantage or inhibit pupils, students, professionals and enthusiasts from a working class background?