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For a long time, Italians were not considered white and were described as inferior to those from England and Germany, yet the Roman Empire was held in incredibly high esteem all throughout European history. How were these two seemingly conflicting views reconciled with one other?

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For a long time, Italians were not considered white and were described as inferior to those from England and Germany, yet the Roman Empire was held in incredibly high esteem all throughout European history. How were these two seemingly conflicting views reconciled with one other?	1015