Samples of Anatolian/Aegean origin from the Roman empire city Vimminacium in what is now the eastern part of Serbia

Samples of Anatolian/Aegean origin from the Roman empire city Vimminacium (Olalde 2023) in what is now the eastern part of Serbia. A large military camp was present in the city.

• E-L791 is remarkable because it's very close to Napoleon's Y DNA. Another L791 from Roman era Croatia.

  Distance to: Croatia_Zadar_Roman_oLevant.SG:R3742.SG
  0.03003301 Greek_Cappadocia
  0.03236809 Greek_Central_Anatolia
  0.03434637 Greek_Crete_Heraklion
  0.03806465 Armenian_Gesaria
  0.03847296 Greek_Crete

• I2-Y16419 is ultimately from Trialeti-Vanadzor culture. Based on genetics he was probably from Kesaria/Kayseri.

• The presence of J2-L70 and J1-BY94 is without surprise. These two haplotypes expanded in Iron Age Anatolia most probably.

• And the T1a2 could be local but in most likelihood, he was also from Anatolia.

Also, a lot of local Balkanian specific haplotypes like E-V13 with some Germanic ones.

Another evidence that Roman Empire had a significant impact on the genetics of South Europe. Read in more detail in the link below.

 

•  In 313 AD, the Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which accepted Christianity