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The ancient Hellenes created the foundation on which European civilization is based. But culture is inseparable from the people who are its bearers. What can population genetics, physical anthropology, archaeology and linguistics tell us about the ancient Hellenes? Where did the speakers of the ancient Greek language come from in Greece and who were these people by origin? Fair-haired newcomers from the north or people from the Middle East? How did the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations develop? How did Greek colonization influence the ethnic history of Europe? How similar are modern Greeks to the ancients and are the former descendants of the latter? 00:00 The Cradle of European Civilization 02:07 A Land Open to All Winds 03:13 How Does Population Genetics Help Study Ancient Peoples? 06:54 Ancient ancestral components of modern Europeans 07:58 Neolithic revolution and the arrival of farmers 11:01 Origin of the Minoans 14:06 Origin of the Proto-Greeks and the Indo-European problem 15:53 Mycenaean civilization and the pre-Greek substrate 21:22 Dark Ages and Greek colonization 22:59 Mercenaries of the Ancient World 24:11 Magna Graecia in southern Italy 25:24 Under Roman rule 27:14 Invasion of the Slavs 28:11 Under Turkish oppression 29:35 Are modern Greeks descendants of the ancient Hellenes? Commercial offers and collaborations: [email protected] https://t.me/russian_sentry vk: https://vk.com/public215900844 Support the channel: https://www.donationalerts.com/r/russ... Support the channel on Boosty: https://boosty.to/russiansentry