[wideawake]

I have heard that the present day Greeks are largely the descendents of Germans and Slavs who came in during the barbarian migrations.

Germanic people didn't make it that far until the Middle Ages, and even then they did not settle in Greece in large numbers.

Many Slavs, Turkic groups and Bulgars did settle in Greece, however.

The Greeks of the classical period may have been more "Germanic" (a meaningless word at that time, maybe "Northern" might be better) than the peoples who took their place.

Greece is an ethnic melting pot, unified by the Orthodox faith and its liturgical language.

[RobbyS]

Just as the Turks are a melting pot--and practrically the same mix-- unified by religion and language.

[jpsb]

Bronze age Europe (and earlier) was mostly proto-celt, I think, proto-celts occupied most of northern europe and nothern east asia, there is even reason to think proto-celts made it into China and the Americas. Areas in near Europe, not proto-celts would be Persia, Egypt and Phoenician. Not sure about India, India might have been settled by proto-celts too.

[Brofholdonow]

And when did they come over here and open all of those diners???