Rome and China

Rome and China provides an updated history and analysis of contacts and mutual influence between two of ancient Eurasia's most prominent imperial powers, Rome and China.

Hyun Jin Kim is Senior Lecturer in Classics in the Discipline of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Introduction; Chapter 1: Roman Envoys and Trade Ambassadors in Han China; Chapter 2: The Xiongnu Huns from China and the East to Europe and the Roman Empire; Chapter 3: Sodgian Ambassadors of the Göktürks and the Eastern Roman Empire; Chapter 4: 'Nestorian' Christians and Manichaeans as links between Rome and China; Conclusion; Bibliography