An epic account of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of th

A generously annotated translation from the Hou Hanshu giving details on the Silk Routes connecting China, India, Central Asia and the Roman Empire in the 2nd C

A critical new interpretation of the early history of Chinese civilization based on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries.

Introduces a crucial period of world history when the vast exchange network of the Silk Roads connected most of Eurasia.

In this volume, papers by leading Roman historians and archaeologists discuss trade within the Roman Empire and beyond its frontiers between c.100 BC and AD 350