Viggen 95 Report post Posted January 10, 2011 Rome and China: Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires by Walter Scheidel When I first read about Rome and China, I misunderstood its purpose and scope. You remember those essay questions in college undergraduate exams that forced you to compare and contrast two different yet related items? Well, I thought this work was basically going to follow that approach: an expanded essay style comparative look at two great empires, for the general historical audience... ...read the full review of Rome and China: Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires by Walter Scheidel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostOfClayton 25 Report post Posted January 11, 2011 For the record, further discussion has been taking place on this topic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites