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From: "David Wilson" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Roman army in China
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:09:16 -0700
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Aaagh! Sorry. That should have been "Roman soldier," not "Roman citizen."
I translated an old Latin cliché rather than the word right in front of me.

DW



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Subject: Re: [DNA] Roman army in China

A fast flip of the Latin into English:

"I am happy to report to you that my genetic testing is done and that three
haplotypes in the world match mine: in Northern Portugal near the Tagus
River (= modern Tajo or Tejo), in Poland, and in China. What does the
Chinese individual have to do with me? Roman soldiers who fought under
Marcus Licinius Crassus at Carrhae in 53 BC were sent off to China after
that great disaster. Therefore: I am a Roman citizen."

The last line is Portuguese and says "Of course this is a working
hypothesis."

David Wilson



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