By the way, slaves in Rome were not Africans… They were in their majority Roman citizens and clients who could not afford the reimbursement of their debts to their creditors. They were freed after working for their creditors to reimburse their debts… The concept of a racialized slavery is a recent fabrication of the 16th-19th centuries to colonize Americas…

Quietus was an African Prince who became a Roman General with very extraordinary skills, talents and competencies in conducting wars that helped to shape almost all critical military campaigns and victories of Trajan… The reason why Trajan made him not only his Deputy among his Generals but also a Senator and finally the Governor of Judea, which has become Israel and the Palestinian territory today that was then Samaria…

Roman provinces under Trajan rule

To better understand the context of the Rome Empire under the rule of Trajan, it is essential to notice that Rome was at that time, not only at its apogee but also at its greatest territorial size.

From < https://medium.com/@josephkamandakimonambinga/lusius-quietus-the-symbol-of-ancient-roman-meritocracy-701250f39fe6>