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Please do not remove the fact that Niger was a black man, it is historical fact and shows up in Cassius Dio Book 75.

EXCERPT "It seems that while Severus was p181in Pannonia the priest of Jupiter in a dream saw a black man force his way into the emperor's camp and come to his death by violence; and by interpreting the name of Niger people recognized that he (P Niger) was the black man in question."

So yes please do not remove HISTORICAL information from a Wikipedia HISTORICAL page - especially when sources are there to back up the fact.

Absolute garbage. Cassius Dio Book 75 states quite plainly <http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/75*.html> he was of Italian equestrian descent, not 'black' as in African. Virgil61 19:04, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Someone newly created the Pescennius_Niger page. And filled it woth "Pescennius Nigga". This is dirt I guess? How to remove it? Should this become a blank page, or can we delete the page altogether? roan

Stick a comment in Wikipedia:Votes for deletion -- V 13:52 Nov 18, 2002 (UTC)

No need to now there's now a stub article -- V 18:00 Nov 18, 2002 (UTC)

Ugh. This is a page I've been meaning to write. Ars longa, vita breva as Hippocrates is said to have written. -- llywrch 17:51 Nov 18, 2002 (UTC)

It should have been noted in this page that niger was not only a name but he was also a black man, and that fact is not debated it is recorded from historic texts during the time. - http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/75*.html - especially that of Cassius Dio *Book 75*

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 So yes please do not remove HISTORICAL information from a Wikipedia HISTORICAL page - especially when sources are there to back up the fact.
+:Absolute garbage. Cassius Dio Book 75 states quite plainly <http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/75*.html> he was of Italian equestrian descent, not 'black' as in African. [[User:Virgil61|Virgil61]] 19:04, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
 Someone newly created the [[Pescennius_Niger]] page. And filled it woth "Pescennius Nigga". This is dirt I guess? How to remove it? Should this become a blank page, or can we delete the page altogether? [[User:Roan|roan]]