--- tgpedersen <
tgpedersen@...> wrote:
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damn, you might want to snip those behemoths down to
size, so I can respond in context.
It's no surprise there was a Roman presence in Ukraine
and South Russia, The Romans ruled Greek colonies in
Crimea and all around the Black Sea --see any map of
the Roman Empire. They also --at times-- ruled Armenia
as far east as the Caspian. They (or their Greek
subjects) obviously would have dealt with traders
plying the Volga and Don to the amber lands and the
fur lands, etc.
There was Roman contact with the Chinese. There's a
story of a Chinese refugee from the Han or Chin
dynasty who found sanctuary in Iran and whose
descendants include virtually all of Europe and Asia.
When the Muslims invaded Iran, some of his desdendants
went to Byzantium, others to China, others stayed.
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