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 nostr:npub1dphugmh2e88uc7ntlfsjjxeqstv8qlz4c30zuqe0zwwwqx2xg7mqhut7jj they also arent levantine which is what roman cities were becoming, slaves imported got given citizenship literally got given the emperors names as a surname, i gues thats probably not the primary source of middle eastern acestry but who knows, i dont think ive seen something that detailed, all i know it italian population increasingly became levantine, rome collapses then its suddenly back where it was because cities are genetic dead ends full of diseases