Ethnicity issues with the Roman Empire

[Epictetus]

The Alexandrian riots would be a good example, but I believe Desmond was interested in such conflict between Roman citizens. At the time of the riots I doubt if many (or any) people taking part would have had citizenship. Later, when citizenship had been granted to most free-born males, there might be some ethnic incidents. However, some might argue by that time the benefits of citizenship and its aspects of 'civic binding' had been devalued.

There was certainly ethnic tension between citizens - the Greek Herodes Atticus' feuds with the Italians comes to mind, and he specifically blames ethnic issues - but I can't think of actual violence between different ethnic groups who had the citizenship.