Rome asked to apologize . . .

. . . for invading Britain. Two thousand years ago.

Since Britain just finished apologizing to for the transatlantic slave trade, it must seem fitting to some to have an apology from Rome for enslaving Britons:

Look at Britain today and you see a blighted land, its atomised culture diluted by outside influences, its people resentful and divided. But who would blame a whipped dog for howling? The fact is, these islands are suffering from a collective trauma, harboured for two millennia.

The Roman invasion of Britain left an open wound that cries out to be healed. Our Latin conquerors benefited enormously from enslaving us, and that has got to be put right. Italy's government must apologise and make reparations.