>>17767988Except the closest modern populations to Romans are North Italians, Iberians and South Italians in that order. They are genetically close enough to be considered the same ethnicity.
And even if you ignore the Romans (who are genetically Italian), what have the Scots and Irish accomplish on the level of the Renaissance? Where is their Columbus, Da Vinci, Marco Polo, Michelangelo, Galilei? Which monument they’ve built that is comparable to Duomo Di Milano? To St. Peter’s Basilica? Their Sistine Chapel? Where’s their David? Their Mona Lisa? What food have they made that is comparable to Pizza, Spaghetti, Lasagna, Risotto, Gelato, Tiramisu, Fettuccine, Capuccino? What musical contributions did they have that is comparable to Vivaldi’s? Verdi’s? Rossini’s?
Not comparable.