I really don't want to know the sources of the claims in this comment. I am skeptical to put it mildly. If one uses a search engine to look up surviving murals and mosaics from Ancient Rome the faces that pop up bolster the claims in the essay, not this comment.
Edit: Come to think of it, also there were also a few Roman Emperors from North Africa!
Edit: Come to think of it, also there were also a few Roman Emperors from North Africa!