Genome Biol November 2024 PMID 39567978

The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy.

Francesco Ravasini, Helja Kabral, Anu Solnik, Luciana de Gennaro, Francesco Montinaro, Ruoyun Hui, Chiara Delpino, Stefano Finocchi, Pierluigi Giroldini, Oscar Mei, Michael Allen Beck De Lotto, Elisabetta Cilli, Mogge Hajiesmaeil, Letizia Pistacchia, Flavia Risi

Mentions

36
Peak: 12 in Nov 2024
across 6 sources since Nov 2024

Extended reach

43,301
potential audience

Total likes

152

Video views

1,628

Mentions per month

Nov 2024 – Jul 2025

Where it's discussed

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AI synopsis

What people are saying

The group of posts collectively supports the publication's insights into the genetic history of Italy, with some users pointing out the fluidity of ancient population movements and cultural exchanges, exemplified by comments about gene flow among tribes and genetic overlaps with modern populations. The tone varies from supportive to analytical, reflecting productive engagement with the research's implications for understanding historical demographics.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge and support the findings related to ancient genetics and population interactions, emphasizing the complexity of historical gene flow.

InterestModerate interest

The posts demonstrate curiosity and engagement with the research, referencing specific details like geographic overlaps and ancient migrations.

EngagementModerate engagement

Participants reference multiple aspects of the study, such as genetic diversity, regional differences, and implications for understanding history, showing moderate deep engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions highlight the significance of the research in reshaping understandings of ancient Italy's populations and the influence of Roman expansion, indicating a noteworthy impact.

Abstract in brief

  • The study investigates the genetic history of the Picene civilization in Central Italy from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity, revealing shared ancestry among Iron Age populations with minor regional differences, especially between the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian coasts.
  • It identifies individual genetic variations and shows that during Late Antiquity, there was a significant influx of people from the Near East, likely due to Roman expansion and influence, which altered the genetic landscape of the region.
  • Overall, the research highlights how ancient population interactions across the Adriatic Sea and the expansion of the Roman Empire contributed to genetic and phenotypic changes in Italy, illustrating high mobility and cultural exchange in these societies.]

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
Eugenia D'Atanasio
@euglenadat · X

aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!

Nov 21, 2024 · 90 likes · 24 shares · 290 followers View post →
Arbëria
@Arbanology · X

Sample source: https://t.co/KMVoF8TTYG

Dec 18, 2024 · 10 likes · 1,503 followers View post →
Your DNA family
@yourdna.family · Bluesky

"The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy" Interesting paper published November 2024 #GeneticGenealogy /1

Feb 21, 2025 · 3 likes · 1 share View post →
Aresledieudelaguerre(Zarathustra edition)
@Aresledieudela1 · X

@Mont141414 @AvgvstoSwag1 North Italians overlap with Picentes from the Iron age https://t.co/4EjUmA5hHS Deep southern Italians with ancient and modern Greeks: https://t.co/DDdA0lFRG4 What's wrong with the outlier model is that turns out as heavily north african and Levantine and Sardinian, while the

Jul 24, 2025 · 1 like · 722 followers View post →
Dan - Biblical DNA
@Biblical_DNA · X

https://t.co/WxGW5McJot

Dec 17, 2024 · 1 like · 65 followers View post →
Jeffrey A. Becker Ph.D. RPA
@serviliusahala.bsky.social · Bluesky

more pre-Roman a-DNA studies: "The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy" genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Nov 27, 2024 · 1 like View post →

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Mariachi Martian
@MariachiMartian · X

@grok @JackPosobiec You can justify your myopic reductionist interpretation but, there was gene flow throughout all these tribes and cultural exchange on a very regular basis. I think you're cooked on this one. Your proof is a wikipedia article? https://t.co/35VvEd2Lwg

Jul 24, 2025 · 11 followers View post →
Aresledieudelaguerre(Zarathustra edition)
@Aresledieudela1 · X

@Mont141414 @AvgvstoSwag1 North Italians overlap with Picentes from the Iron age https://t.co/4EjUmA5hHS Deep southern Italians with ancient and modern Greeks: https://t.co/DDdA0lFRG4 What's wrong with the outlier model is that turns out as heavily north african and Levantine and Sardinian, while the

Jul 24, 2025 · 1 like · 722 followers View post →
Aresledieudelaguerre(Zarathustra edition)
@Aresledieudela1 · X

@3aston @IUnwhen50613 @bertblu116 @ElPunishedChud @AvgvstoSwag1 @italicmessages @BiruniKhorasan , and I could add Paleo-balkan in mainland Italy (https://t.co/4EjUmA5hHS https://t.co/pdzgHFHviV), predating the empire, not that it was Greeks that migrated en masse in imperial periods. "nothing changed" is relative to the latter.

Jun 8, 2025 · 722 followers View post →
Aresledieudelaguerre(Zarathustra edition)
@Aresledieudela1 · X

@QAlkhlas @PesceAvgvsto North Italians are extremely close to Iberians and south French (what you call "western south European"), they overlap "adriatic Italics"(https://t.co/4EjUmA5hHS) The "east med" has nothing to do with you Levantines but Greeks.

May 15, 2025 · 722 followers View post →
Your DNA family
@yourdna.family · Bluesky

"The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy" Interesting paper published November 2024 #GeneticGenealogy /1

Feb 21, 2025 · 3 likes · 1 share View post →
Fabbeyonddadancer
@HB__AUG31_FAB · X

RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!

Feb 10, 2025 · 24 shares · 1,909 followers View post →
Aresledieudelaguerre(Zarathustra edition)
@Aresledieudela1 · X

@Hewss_ @CisalpinePride @istvaeonic Which, you see, it's exactly the profile of eastern alpenine Italics (Picentes): https://t.co/4EjUmA5hHS https://t.co/N2JxCIAw3W

Feb 8, 2025 · 722 followers View post →
Tizio Incognito
@guy12incognito.bsky.social · Bluesky

The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Jan 7, 2025 View post →
Tizio Incognito
@Guy12Incognito · X

The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy https://t.co/RcDa312NBd

Jan 7, 2025 · 7 followers View post →
Arbëria
@Arbanology · X

Sample source: https://t.co/KMVoF8TTYG

Dec 18, 2024 · 10 likes · 1,503 followers View post →
Dan - Biblical DNA
@Biblical_DNA · X

https://t.co/WxGW5McJot

Dec 17, 2024 · 1 like · 65 followers View post →
Ulla Rajala
@UllaMR · X

#Archaeology This Picene study suggests that there was no differences between them and other Pre-Roman populations - or ar least with the Etruscan population studied. https://t.co/4NSpHwEn82

Nov 28, 2024 · 2,013 followers View post →
Jeffrey A. Becker Ph.D. RPA
@serviliusahala.bsky.social · Bluesky

more pre-Roman a-DNA studies: "The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy" genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Nov 27, 2024 · 1 like View post →
Giacomo Benedetti
@giac77 · X

https://t.co/A1A8nrtBsI

Nov 27, 2024 · 1,295 followers View post →
Warren Gambardello
@TonyJack74 · X

@rogueclassicist https://t.co/g9J7n2cVm6

Nov 26, 2024 · 202 followers View post →
AGEEL AL-HASNA ☪︎
@FT270703 · X

RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!

Nov 22, 2024 · 24 shares · 27,408 followers View post →
Luca
@Luca12470793 · X

RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!

Nov 21, 2024 · 24 shares · 164 followers View post →
Jakob Bach Jensen
@JAKOBjensen_ · X

RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!

Nov 21, 2024 · 24 shares · 161 followers View post →
GenSCAPE (aka Raghavan) Lab
@GenSCAPE_Lab · X

RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!

Nov 21, 2024 · 24 shares · 753 followers View post →
Dr. Céline Bon
@CelineBon · X

RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!

Nov 21, 2024 · 24 shares · 2,533 followers View post →
theGreatestBot
@GreatestBot · X

RT @euglenadat: aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!

Nov 21, 2024 · 24 shares · 86 followers View post →
Eugenia D'Atanasio
@euglenadat · X

aDNA of Italic Iron Age Picenes out on @GenomeBiology!

Nov 21, 2024 · 90 likes · 24 shares · 290 followers View post →