Are modern Greeks really related to ancient Greeks?

[Tauromachos]

You are stereotyping. This is a public poll and it is easy to see who voted against.

Exactly therefore what i said is true

[Rocinante]

Of course they do, i do myself, because I'm 1/4 Syracusan sicilian and i score a lot of thessalian.

[Luso]

Yes, the Ancient Greek population wasn't wiped out so it is safe to say the genetics from the ancients spread to contemporary.

[SharpFork]

To some extent yes, but exactly how much is to be determined when we have more samples.

[Visitor_22]

I agree with that.

Who is that chick on your signature?

[Incal]

Who is that chick on your signature?

lol some vietnamese-american model.

[Kenshiro]

yes, obviously they are not totally the same as the ancient Greeks but it is clear that they are their direct descendants, together with southern Italians, Cypriots and partially Albanians, anyone who says otherwise is clearly biased, It's funny that populations so similar genetically (Greeks and Albanians) hate each other so much, something similar between Serbs and Croats etc. It seems like a typically Balkan thing, in fact they are the best threads because there is always a climate of permanent semi-war, very fun

[Smeagol]

yes, obviously they are not totally the same as the ancient Greeks but it is clear that they are their direct descendants, together with southern Italians, Cypriots and partially Albanians

Cypriots are mostly Levantine.

[chinshen]

They definitely are,

[Tauromachos]

yes, obviously they are not totally the same as the ancient Greeks but it is clear that they are their direct descendants, together with southern Italians, Cypriots and partially Albanians, anyone who says otherwise is clearly biased, It's funny that populations so similar genetically (Greeks and Albanians) hate each other so much, something similar between Serbs and Croats etc. It seems like a typically Balkan thing, in fact they are the best threads because there is always a climate of permanent semi-war, very fun

I'm Greek and i agree with you that Albanians are partially descended from Ancient Greeks.