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> Genetically, the nearest populations to Ancient Romans are Cypriots I’ve often wondered what the ethnicity of ancient Romans actually was. Looking at picture
by le-mark 3mo ago
> Genetically, the nearest populations to Ancient Romans are Cypriots
I’ve often wondered what the ethnicity of ancient Romans actually was. Looking at pictures of Greek Cypriots on google was enlightening. The “Roman nose” is quite prominent for many people!
- pm3003 3mo agoHalf of Italy was ethnically Greek / Hellenized (Kai tu teknon!).
- carlosjobim 3mo agoTheir ethnicity would of course be Roman, and sub-tribes of Romans. Or am I missing something? We can't apply modern ethnicities as the template to fit ancient ethnicities. It can only be the other way around.
- tremon 3mo agoThe point is that "Roman" is no more an ethnicity than "American" is (as referring to "citizen of the USA" here, not Native American). Roman was a cultural identity, not a genetic one.
- salemh 3mo ago[dead]