What does "white" mean? Are you telling me the Romans were British? German? Nordic?
It's clear that the Romans were an amalgamation of Indoeuropeans and Etruscans. Gauls, Celts, Goths, Greeks, Turks were all part of the Roman empire at some point.
Modern day Italians aren't one single ethnic group either. Italy is very diverse, and a unified Italy was one of the latest nation states to form on the continent.
There is also a bigger than thousand year gap in your connection of Romans to Italians. A weak argument on all counts.
It's clear that the Romans were an amalgamation of Indoeuropeans and Etruscans. Gauls, Celts, Goths, Greeks, Turks were all part of the Roman empire at some point.
Modern day Italians aren't one single ethnic group either. Italy is very diverse, and a unified Italy was one of the latest nation states to form on the continent.
There is also a bigger than thousand year gap in your connection of Romans to Italians. A weak argument on all counts.