do italians have middle eastern blood?

Question

Northern Italians are whiter in skin color, or hair, while south italians have very dark hair, eyes, and skin, and also their features, they look Persian or Middle Eastern. I'm southern european and my father does look Persian, I was wondering if italians are mixed of races?

Answer 1

Yes, The Moors (Arabs/Berbers) captured Southern Italy in Medieval Times.

Answer 2

Yep; the Moors did indeed control Sicily for a while before the Normans came.

As for the Northern Italians, don't forget that the Germanic barbarians swept into the Roman Empire during it's final days. That explains where the lighter features come from.

Let's not forget that most Southern Europeans are more tan than most Northern Europeans anyway.

Answer 3

Well, southern cities as well as Venice used to trade with Middle Eastern countries. Venice also has Middle Eastern qualities in their building architecture, so some Italians most likely do have Middle Eastern blood.

Answer 4

No that's no longer a hundred% actual. in simple terms like human beings we are in a position to be many multiple issues. even nonetheless, community Spanish, which you have faith looking middle eastern at the instant are not. they are very South American. Italians are the comparable as they are very eu. even nonetheless, people who imigrated to those places, they might o.k. have brought about a difference in the look of many human beings. So it particularly is a undeniable and no answer.

Answer 5

as Spanish really have the middle eastern blood it is quite possible that italians also have to much extent as it's on the way to spain from middle east.

Answer 6

Yes.. Sicily was once control by arabs.