My GPS Origins Results

**poiuytrewq0987** · 10-19-2016, 03:02 AM

Migration Story A

Ancient ancestry in Russia

Your ancestors came from Russia prior to 314 AD, so let's take a look at what was going on in Russia up to this point:

The Gothic Kingdom of Oium

Between 100 AD and 300 AD, Russia was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Gothic Age. In 100 AD Gothic tribes migrated from Scandinavia and allegedly established the Gothic Kingdom Oium in southern Russia. The area was likely also home to Slavs and other groups, such as the Turkic Khazars, who had gradually arrived in the country since the end of the Ice Age. Oium collapsed when it was overrun by Huns. People migrated from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia to Russia as part of the migration of different tribal groups around Europe searching for new land and opportunities. At the same time, populations moved from Russia to places like Scandinavia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine and the Baltic states during the movement of early tribes from Russia through to the Baltic region and Scandinavia. The Bulgarians from Siberia moved down into the Eurasian Steppe and the plains between the Caspian and Black Seas.

The Khazar Kingdoms

Between 301 AD and 881 AD, Russia was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Middle Ages. At this time Russia was home to many nomadic warrior Turkic tribes and local Finno-Ugric tribes. In the south was the Bosporan Kingdom, a Roman client state that was subsequently replaced by the kingdom of Khazaria. The Khazars were a Turkic people who dominated the Crimea and Caucasus having a highly profitable control over trade to the east. Eastern Slavs were beginning to migrate to and settle in Russia, and by the 7th century constituted a majority of the population. People migrated from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia to Russia as a consequence of the constant westward migration of nomadic tribes across Eastern Europe, such as the Slavs, Khazars and Avars, many of whom settled in Russia.

Migration Story B

Movement from Malta to Greece

At some point after 803 AD your ancestors moved to Greece and once they reached there this is what they would have experienced:

Roman Greece

Between 145 BC and 330 AD, Greece was ruled by local leaders in a period known as Roman Greece. After the Battle of Corinth, Greece became part of the Roman Empire. Some Greek city-states managed to maintain independence and avoid taxation and the Romans did not replace pre-existing Grecian political and administrative systems. Under Roman rule Greek arts, education and culture continued to flourish and in 212 AD the Roman Empire granted citizenship to all adult men in the Roman world. People migrated from Italy, Albania, Cyprus, Macedonia, Georgia, Bulgaria, and Kosovo and movement around the former Greek Empire to Greece as a result of Roman invasion. At the same time, populations moved from Greece to places like Turkey, Armenia, Albania, and Cyprus and across the Byzantine Empire as Greeks spread widely and were especially respected as teachers and doctors by the Byzantines.

Greece Suffers under the Byzantines

Between 331 AD and 726 AD, Greece was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Early Byzantine period. The newly Christian Orthodox Greece and the Byzantine Empire prospered as the Roman Empire declined until, in 364 they split. Greece entered a period of prosperity and progressive reform but from the 4th century onwards, was raided by various tribes including Goths, Vandals, Huns, Slavs and Bulgars. Despite improving fortifications, the Byzantine emperors struggled to keep settlers out of the Greek Peninsular and Greece suffered extensive economic damage. People migrated from Romania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, and Turkey and other Byzantine countries to Greece due to the immigration and settlement of Slavic people across Greece and the resettlement of Greek-speaking people from Asia Minor to the Greek peninsula. Skilled laborers, traders and artists moved around the Byzantine Empire looking for work. Bulgars were encouraged to settle across Greece by the Byzantine Emperor. At the same time, populations moved from Greece to places like Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, and Italy and the Balkan states in response to the expulsion of Slavic people from many Balkans country leaving vacant land and opportunities. The Byzantines frequently moved Greeks around the Empire, as teachers, slaves, soldiers and farmers.

Prosperity, Industry and the Rise of the Byzantine Aristocracy

Between 727 AD and 1203 AD, Greece was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Mid-Byzantine period. In the 8th century Greece was re-conquered by the Byzantine Empire which resettled many people from Asia Minor in the Greek Peninsula and the Balkans. Despite suffering continued invasions from Bulgarians, Slavs, Franks, Normans and Arabs, overall Greece was relatively prosperous; from the 10th to the 12th century it enjoyed large growth of both population and economy, with a flourishing silk industry and the rise of an aristocratic class. People migrated from Turkey, Armenia, Albania, Greece, and Bulgaria and Italy to Greece as part of the Byzantine practice of resettling families across the Byzantine Empire, especially in Greece where Emperor Constantine V was hoping to dilute the increasingly Slavic population. Venetians began to arrive in the coastal regions to trade. At the same time, populations moved from Greece to places like Turkey, Italy, Armenia, Cyprus, and Macedonia and around the Byzantine Empire as Greeks moved around the Byzantine Empire and were considered valuable employees, especially in the education and medical sectors. Emperor Constantine V move a large number of Greeks to Constantinople to solve the population depletion following a Plague.

Movement from Morocco to Malta

At some point before 803 AD your ancestors moved to Malta. These are the events your ancestors would have lived through in Malta.

Roman Malta and Tribal Occupation

Between 217 BC and 395 AD, Malta was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Roman era. At the outset of the Second Punic War, the Carthaginians of Malta were defeated and the island came under Roman political control as part of the province of Sicily. Malta flourished under Roman rule and enjoyed a degree of independence having its own senate, people's assembly and coinage. Latin became the official language of Malta, and Christianity spread from 60 AD. People migrated from Italy, Germany, and and other Central European and Scandinavian countries to Malta as the Roman army conquered Malta. It was subsequently home to waves of invading Germanic tribes during the Migration period.

The Byzantine Occupation

Between 396 AD and 870 AD, Malta was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Byzantine era. In 296, the Byzantine General Belisarius conquered Sicily and Malta on his way to North Africa. Under Byzantine administration, many Greek families migrated to Malta, which operated under Greek governors as a dependent of Sicily. Maltese religious allegiance switched from the Pope in Rome to the Patriarch of Constantinople. People migrated from Italy and Greece to Malta when the Byzantines re-conquered Malta.

Ancient ancestry in Morocco

Your ancestors came from Morocco prior to 803 AD, so let's take a look at what was going on in Morocco up to this point:

A Client of the Roman Empire

Between 300 BC and 430 AD, Morocco was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Age of Roman and sub-Roman Morocco. From the 3rd century BC, modern day Morocco was integrated into the tribal Berber Kingdom of Mauretania. In 33 BC Mauretania became a client of the Roman Empire, which ruled largely through alliances with the Berbers; Roman legionary control only reached as far as Casablanca. Christianity was introduced in the region in the 2nd century AD and by the end of the 4th century, the Northern Romanized areas had been Christianized. People migrated from Italy to Morocco with Roman imperial expansion.

The Vandals and the Visigoths Attack

Between 431 AD and 700 AD, Morocco was ruled by local leaders in a period known as the Age of Vandals, Visigoths and Byzantines. During this period after Morocco left the Roman Empire in 429 AD, the Vandals and then the Visigoths overran the area. Stability was only achieved under the Byzantine Empire, although Berber inhabitants remained undisturbed in the mountains. People migrated from the Visigoths and the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire to Morocco because of the expansionist tendencies of King Genseric and the limited land opportunities in Europe, the Vandals entered North Africa. The Visigoths arrived with similar intentions. The Byzantine Empire conquered areas of Morocco while expanding its global empire. At the same time, populations moved from Morocco to places like Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Poland, France, Spain, and and Turkey as a result of the ebb and flow of imperial power in the region.

Islam Reaches Morocco

Between 701 AD and 1060 AD, Morocco was ruled by local leaders in a period known as early Islamic Morocco. From 701, a Muslim army began its conquest of the Maghreb, finishing in the mid 8th century AD. Constantly on the outskirts of the Islamic Empire, Moroccan Berber tribes maintained some legal autonomy and in 742 AD revolted and freed themselves of Arab rule. The following century saw several changes of regime: the Idrisid Dynasty, the Miknasa rebel settlement in Sijilmassa, the Fatimids and then the Berbers. People migrated from the Middle East to Morocco as a result of Islamic empire expansionism, missionary activities and trade. At the same time, populations moved from Morocco to places like The Middle East and Ghana when Arab control over Morocco collapsed.

#1 Fennoscandia 18.9%
Origin: Peaks in the Iceland and Norway and declines in Finland, England, and France

#2 Southern France 16.2%
Origin: Peaks in south France and declines in north France, England, Orkney islands, and Scandinavia

#3 Orkney Islands 12.2%
Origin: Peaks in the Orkney islands and declines in England, France, Germany, Belarus, and Poland

#4 Western Siberia 11.4%
Origin: Peaks in Krasnoyarsk Krai and declines towards east Russia

#5 Tuva 8.6%
Origin: Peaks in south Siberia (Russians: Tuvinian) and declines in North Mongolia

#6 Southeastern India 8.2%
Origin: Endemic to south eastern india with residues in Pakistan

#7 Sardinia 7.7%
Origin: Peaks in Sardinia and declines in weaker in Italy, Greece, Albania, and The Balkans

#8 Basque Country 5.6%
Origin: Peaks in France and Spain Basque regions and declines in Spain, France, and Germany

#9 Northern India 4.4%
Origin: Peaks in North India (Dharkars, Kanjars) and declines in Pakistan

#10 Arabia 2.9%
Origin: Peaks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen and declines in Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt

#11 Pima County: The Sonora 2%
Origin: Peaks in Central-North America and declines towards Greenland and Eskimos

#12 Northwestern Africa 1.7%
Origin: Peaks in Algeria and declines in Morocco and Tunisia