mjmooney Posted December 8, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2011 The Romans appear to have added very little to the gene pool (settlements were mainly of military nature ) Simply not true, firstly many of the "Romans" that came to Britain weren't even Roman at all, they were from all over the Roman Empire, secondly archaeologists have discovered countless examples of mixing between the "invaders" and the "natives" thing is the invaders were often from much the same stock as the natives, Roman soldiers were largely mercenaries whose ranks were filled with people from defeated countries errrm .. you appear to be agreeing with my statement :confused:No he isn't. He's saying that they added LOTS to the gene pool (not just Roman, but Scythian, Thracian, Numidian, Iberian, etc., etc., etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 but then they weren't Roman :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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