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Since the 1950s, many classicists and military historians have believed that an ancient Roman bloodline lives on in a Chinese village. The town of Liqian sits on the edge of the Gobi desert, and 4,500 miles from Rome. They have tried to prove that the ruddy-skinned, light-eyed, and fair-haired residents of Liqian are lost relatives of a missing Roman battalion of mercenaries that fought against the Chinese 2,000 years ago.
Let’s look into this theory and see if a piece of Rome still lives on in China.
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"#64: Is There a Roman City in Present-Day China?" History on the Net© 2000-2024, Salem Media.
April 18, 2024 <https://www.historyonthenet.com/64-is-there-a-roman-city-in-present-day-china>
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