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And I know the question is "why does this matter" - but the study of the ancient Mediterranean has a real diversity problem and this is part of the reason - the Roman past gets literally white-washed and many students feel they cannot see themselves in it. 4/7
But they absolutely can, if we present it accurately! Rome was a fusion society and a Mediterranean one at that; Romans had a wide range of skin-tones. Most of them had dark hair (though light hair was prized). And the empire was diverse by definition. 5/7
Septimius Severus was North African, with Levantine heritage - as in he openly claimed Punic descent through his mother's side. Hadrian's mother was Spanish. Elagabalus was Syrian on his mother's side and by upbringing. Rome was not a 'white guy club.' 6/7
So again, not to trash this wonderful project - it is really impressive. But some of the assumptions need to be rethought. The reflexive tendency to think Rome in 50 CE looked like the cast of I Claudius needs to be pushed against. end/7
Yes - if the colors on that chart had been representative, cognomens such as "Flavius" (blond) and "Chlorus" (pale) wouldn't have made much sense.
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