Who Was The Only Black Roman Emperor?
Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus. Lucius Septimius Severus (AD 145–211) was born in what is now Libya and became Roman emperor in AD 193 after a ruthless campaign against his rivals. Was there a black emperor in Rome? Septimius Severus was the first African-born Roman emperor. This marble statue of the ruler from Alexandria in …