Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" in 1776 believed that in order for a nation to grow and prosper, it must constantly absorb new foreign elements and must be tolerant and good at treating so-called foreign races or ethnic minorities. The reason why Rome was strong lies in its absorption and acceptance of different nationalities.

This passage is a disguised denial that the ancient Romans had pure descendants.

Those considered to be pure descendants of the ancient Romans include Romania, Russia and Italy.

Perhaps the most surprising thing is that some Chinese scholars insist that the ancient Romans are Chinese.

It is based on the records in "Natural History" in 77 AD. During the ancient Greek and Roman periods, Westerners called the Chinese Seris, and Ser in Greek refers to silk producers. He also believed that the Seris people were "burly, with red hair, blue eyes, hoarse voices, and rough manners."

It was also proposed that in ancient China, there were more white people than yellow people. In history, the Suiren family, the Yizi family, the Suoren family, the Fuxi family, and the Shennong family were all Caucasian.

During the Xia and Shang dynasties, the majority of people in China were white. King Yu and his wife were white, and most of the nobles were white. During the Xia and Shang dynasties, Guifang was also dominated by white people. The Zhou clan originated from Bai Di, and King Wen of Zhou was also white...

The final conclusion is: the ancestors of the ancient Romans were the Quanrong tribe, and the Quanrong tribe refers to the Chinese people. Well, the ancient Romans were actually Chinese.

(With such thin evidence, it is impossible to prove that the ancient Romans were Chinese.)

Are the Romanians and Russians really pure descendants of the ancient Romans? 1. Romanians

Romania means "the country of the Romans" in Latin. Beginning in 106 AD, the Romans ruled what is now Romania for hundreds of years. During this period, the Romans also moved a large number of Roman immigrants, and with the gradual integration of the two, today's Romanians were formed.

In other words, the current Romanians are not pure descendants of the ancient Romans. 2. Russians

Peter the Great once said, "I am a descendant of the ancient Romans." It is based on the history of ancient Rome bringing East Slavs back to the Roman Empire as slaves during its eastward expansion. With the integration of nationalities, Roman genes were also integrated into the blood of the East Slavs.

But since they are fused together, they only contain part of the genes of the ancient Romans. Even if the Russians subconsciously believe that they are descendants of the ancient Romans, they are not pure. Descendants of ancient Romans. What's more, it is also related to the great schism between the Eastern and Western churches in the 11th century. Personally, I think that after the ancient Romans went through many wars and national integration, there are no longer pure descendants of the ancient Romans.

The connections and differences between ancient Romans and modern Italians

According to the records of the "Official Directory" in 437 BC, there were 20 oldest tribes in ancient Rome, and the noble tribes accounted for Half, as time went by, slowly only four tribes remained.

"Ancient Society" records that the ancient Romans had three tribes. The first tribe was the Latins, the second tribe was the Sabines, and the third tribe was the aliens, including the Etes. Lurians. And pointed out that the Roman tribe contained alien elements.

According to Tumonson's "History of Rome", the Romans were only one of the various ethnic groups in ancient Italy.

Today's Italians are a fusion of the Italian peninsula and the Germanic people during the Roman period. Therefore, the ancient Romans and modern Italians are both related and different.