Are the Greeks related to the Italians?

Maybe it would be better if the concept of “relatedness” were detailed a little more. Anyway, of course Italians and Greeks are related; Southern Italy and Eastern Sicily were colonized by ancient Greeks, who founded many cities there. read more

Anyway, of course Italians and Greeks are related; Southern Italy and Eastern Sicily were colonized by ancient Greeks, who founded many cities there. One famous example is Naples, Neapolis, which in Greek means “new city”. read more

Greeks and Italians had a relationship, long before even Turkey came into being. As a matter of fact, according to the Genographic Project from National Geographic, the percentage of the Mediterranid genome in the native Greek population is identical to that of Tuscany, Italy. read more

Yes, especially Southern Italians and Greeks. Greeks settled Southern Italian the “Magna Graecia” of antiquity. During the Byzantine period southern Italy was ruled by the Byzantines until close to 1100 CE and even today some villages are still Greek speaking. read more