Channel: BBC Newsnight
Duration: 6:35
Description:
Who has the right to be a citizen of this country? As refugees and migrants continue to try to gain entry to Europe, the question has become more poignant. But we’re not the first people in history to have difficulties working out this issue. Citizenship, migration and even terrorism were all questions that troubled the Ancient Romans – and they came up with very different answers. In her new book, SPQR, the classicist Mary Beard has been looking at some of these topics.
Published: October 13, 2015 10:11 pm