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Taxpayers are to fund a £475-a-day expert to 'decolonise' parts of Hadrian's Wall.
A newly created post aims to address 'Britain's colonial past and systemic racism' at two ancient forts on the wall – even though they were built by the ancient Romans who invaded Britain, leading to the deaths of an estimated 750,000 people.
Critics have pointed to the double standard of seeking to denigrate Britain's colonial past while celebrating the achievements of the Roman Empire.
The 'decolonisation specialist' is to be employed by the council-funded Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums group to cover nine locations in North East England.
They include the Arbeia and Segedunum forts on Hadrian's Wall, hailed as 'bastions against barbarian attack'. Experts point out that Celtic Picts were massacred in their thousands during the Romans' occupation of Britain.
A 'decolonisation expert' on £475 a day is to be employed by a council-funded museum group to cover nine locations in the North East including the Arbeia fort on Hadrian's Wall (pictured)
