> Beard is an expert on the history of the Roman Empire, and says that this is not a misrepresentation.

Her academic credentials are the very reason why she got criticized for what she said. Saying that the BBC school video is accurate is an extraordinary claim. And as a historian you might want to back that up with some evidence.

> She wrote a good article about it here: > https://www.the-tls.co.uk/roman-britain-black-white/

In which she dwells on twitter bullying and provides zero evidence for her claims.