Romans in Han Dynasty , page 1

what i said before in the other post about the romans in china. here is some evidence to back up my theroy.:

Telegraph.co.uk

residents of a remote Chinese village are hoping that DNA tests will prove one of history's most unlikely legends — that they are descended from Roman legionaries lost in antiquity.


Villager Cai Junnian with his green eyes and ruddy complexion

Scientists have taken blood samples from 93 people living in and around Liqian, a settlement in north-western China on the fringes of the Gobi desert, more than 200 miles from the nearest city.


They are seeking an explanation for the unusual number of local people with western characteristics — green eyes, big noses, and even blonde hair — mixed with traditional Chinese features.

"I really think we are descended from the Romans," said Song Guorong, 48, who with his wavy hair, six-foot frame and strikingly long, hooked nose stands out from his short, round-faced office colleagues.

the red dots indicate roman towns



the map shows the route of how some romans may have got there

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Roman Legionaries in China

(idea) by Wintersweet (4.8 mon) (print) ? 5 C!s Fri Sep 22 2000 at 17:07:34
Two thousand years ago, a band of Roman soldiers were among the lone survivors of a devastating battle against the Parthians. The battle itself is a matter of historical record: the Roman army, led by Marcus Licinius Crassus (part of the First Triumvirate along with Julius Caesar and Pompey), was defeated by a Parthian army

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Great post sonicX007, ive come across some evidence myself that i believe points to European interaction in that part of China. here are some links that you might find interesting.

news.nationalgeographic

Human remains found in a 1,400-year-old Chinese tomb belonged to a man of European origin, DNA evidence shows.
Chinese scientists who analyzed the DNA of the remains say the man, named Yu Hong, belonged to one of the oldest genetic groups from western Eurasia.

news.nationalgeographic

"Was it just this one man [who moved into the area], or was it a large family including this man, or was it an even larger group of people from his ancestral population?" she asked.
Overall, she said, "the study of ancient mitochondrial DNA, as well as other genomic variations, holds great promise for enhancing our understanding of human prehistory."

I made some tenous connections to the arrival of Europeans via the silk road in this post, you may find it interesting as it ties in quite nicely with your theory. There are a lot of other links and maps.

Chinese writing '8,000 years old' found.

library.thinkquest

The Silk Road is the most well-known trading route of ancient Chinese civilization. Trade in silk grew under the Han Dynasty ( 202 BC - AD 220) in the first and second centuries AD

Well done on an excellent post, i'll be keeping a close eye on this thread and will add anything i think may be of benefit to your research.

Cheers mojo.

(edit to fix linky )

[edit on 11/9/07 by mojo4sale]

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what is your source. in not discrediting anything i just want to know

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I've believed in this theory of the Romans being in China for many years.I have some evidence from ancient sourses,but i couldn't fit all the quotes in here,so i've started another thread to help back up the theory that Romans were in China and settled there,as other peoples have done throughout history.hope you don't mind


Though such a gap may be wide,its still possible for the genes to be affected in later generations.In Italy,mainly the south,children can still be born with blonde/red hair and light coloured eyes;a remenant of when the Vikings invaded and settled there.The same thing occurs in many of the countries that border the Mediterranean Sea.Though in countries such as Turkey and Egypt,it is the red hair gene that has been passed down.(though not from vikings,but earlier traders,soldiers etc of celt and germanic origin.)

Also,if a people are isolated,would that not mean their genes are less diluted????









[edit on 14-9-2007 by jakyll]

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