May 2011
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Terence Afer: Afro-Roman Playwright, Poet &...
By: Christopher Paul Moore, Special Projects and Research Coordinator, Schomburg Center
Thirty to 50 percent of the population of ancient Rome were slaves of various nationalities. To inform buyers of their origins, men, women and children like Terence Afer (c. BCE 195 - c. BCE 159) were sold with a neck tag indicating their homeland. Afer meant from Africa. He impressed his owner with his...
