There is mysterious and largely still unexplored Roman center in nowadays northern Montenegro. It name is Municipium S although it official name is stil unknown. This was the region close to Illyrian tribe of Pirusiti who were skilfull miners. The center was inhabited from first to fourth century. The signs of different religions including eastern cults are found. The location of this Roman municipium is actually in the very heart of Kriči's territory. One more interesting thing is that some very luxurious picies of glasswork are found most probably from famous Cologne workshops. On the other hand the revolutionary technique of glassblowing was established in the early first century in the region of Levant in the city of Sydon. It quickly spread into western parts of Roman Empire where prior to this glass was rearly used in everyday life since it quality was poor. Moreover there was one master craftsman from Sydon called Ennion who supposedly moved to Acuileia in his late years. The art of glasswork also spread to Cyprus very early. Although many different events from that period could be the trigger for movement from Levant to Balkans I think that this glassblowing theory could be possible. Regards
Hello, yes everything is possible. I like to look at it thru numismatics and archeology. So J2-M205 was found in ancient Sidon and even older ancient Jordan sample from time of Akkadian Empire. Then it appears among Imperial Romans around Common Era. So when exploring Balkan thru numismatic finds we know how often Severian coins can be found. After the Constantinian dynasty, and some Illyrian emperors like Valens, Valentinan, or Probus. We know that Severian coins are very often finds in Balkans. Either of emperors Geta and Caracalla or their father Septimius Severus.
Septimius Severus was born Leptis Magna - originally a 7th-century BC Phoenician foundation, and later conquered by Romans.
He spoke local Punic language fluently, but he was also educated in Latin and Greek, which he spoke with a slight accent.
Septimius was proclaimed emperor by Pannoian Illyrian legions. And he died in England. His son Caracalla granted citizenship to all free man throughout Roman Empire which later enabled Illyrians to become emperors and therefore then we have long reign of Illyrian emperors as were Diocletian, Constantine the Great, Valens, Valentinian, Justinian, and others..
Septimius Severus was very proud of his Punic-Phoenician ancestry and he ordered Hannibal's tomb to covered in marble.
Therefore if we already had emperors of Phoenician and Punic origin operating in Balkans in time of Imperial Rome, and J2-M205 also after ancient Sydon and Jordan it starts to appear in Imperial Roman ancient bones. We can assume that this Y-DNA has arrived within the same or very similar way.
Same goes for Ukraine, British, Italian, Canadian, Spanish samples.....
There is not really much difference and we can freely assume that all European J2-M205 samples spread in similar way, mostly with Romans and prior to that with Phoenicians. That is also why line is mostly Mediterranean outside of Semitic realm.
P.S. Lets not forget that both Greek and Latin alphabets have origin in ancient Phoenician alphabet. Therefore there are various ways how this line could spread. But strongest evidences are with Romans since we find it regularly among ancient Roman bones.
