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It depends how you define coloured people. Like most Mediterranean people, native Italians have an olive complexion.

It is also important to realise that many modern Italians are descended from many different races. These races we bought to Italy two thousand years ago as the Roman Empire grew and acquired more territory and slaves. Unlike today, the Romans did not distinguish between the colours of peoples skin. In fact Lucius Septimius Severus was a dark skinned African Roman Emporer who lived around 100 B.C. In those days your social standing was far more important than your race.

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