Contextualizing the comparative perceptions of Rome and China through written sources and archaeological data
Contextualizing the comparative perceptions of Rome and China through written sources and archaeological data

Summary/Abstract: Relations between the Roman and early Chinese Empires have been a considerably popular research field, however, principally from a trade-oriented point of view. At the same time, an integrated approach of reception studies provides a more coherent nexus. In this regard, the thesis aims to contextualize the comparative perceptions of Rome and China (i. e. the Middle Empire) by using written sources and archaeological data as a complex system, in order to reveal new aspects of seeing and being seen.

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