The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia,
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The ultimate empire, a power that spanned continents and cultures... the story of the Roman Empire is the ultimate tale
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The majority of the contributions to this volume have their origin in a symposium which was held in Stockholm on 27–29 S
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As analysis of the revenue available to Qing garrisons in Xinjiang reveals, imperial control over the region in the eigh
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