Comments by "Iain Mc" (@iainmc9859) on "What Was the Genetic Legacy of the Roman Empire?" video.

Its no surprise that such a multi-ethnic empire didn't leave a particularly strong ethnic trace in any of its provinces. The two particular place names that I think may be linked to the Roman Empire in our neck of the woods are Dumfries (Fort of the Frisians - Roman Germanic Auxiliary troops) and I suspect Loch Humphrey may be connected as well, as Humphrey meaning Hun friend (lets keep football aside for the moment) might also link to Roman Auxiliaries, it being basically on the western end of the Antonine Wall. Its rather pleasing, as I live in the territory of the Meaetae, that we sent Septimius Severus packing, only for him to retreat south and die in York.
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Hi Harriet, just acknowledging your response. On the 'Clovis' DNA, sounds like you've had a test done, take the results with a pinch of salt, they like to use terms that are completely inaccurate. Clovis is a term even more woolly than Celtic; its really just a bunch of arrowheads in a particular shape, rather than genes. That 'Clovis' DNA could come from the Eastern Steppes of Russia all the way down to South America. I can recommend a Youtube channel with more info on that, 'Nathanael Fosaaen', an archeologist specialising in the eastern woodlands of the USA. @harrietharlow9929
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@veronicalogotheti1162 Thank you for your succinct but historically limited comment. Huns were used as Roman Foederati Auxiliaries. It was the policy of the Roman Empire to recruit troops from not just the lands they conquered but also the borders of the empire and use them as auxiliaries in different areas of the Empire. Roman troops did not all come from Italy, most came from elsewhere, as latterly did their Emperors. By default, they were a mixture of peoples and cultures and would not have all been R1ab, however they still left very little genetic legacy in Britain after they withdrew in 410 AD.
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@veronicalogotheti1162 Let me just copy and paste from Wikipedia. 'The term foederati had its usage and meaning extended by the Romans' practice of subsidising entire barbarian tribes such as the Franks, Vandals, Alans, Huns and the Visigoths, the last being the best known, in exchange for providing warriors to fight in the Roman armies.' BTW the Roman Empire did not fall in 400 CE. I think you need to do some basic research first before making definitive statements.
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