Rome and China : comparative perspectives on Ancient world empires/ edited by Walter Scheidel - Oxford : The University Press, 2009 - xvii, 240 p. : maps; 24 cm. - Oxford studies in early empires . Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 9780195336900 $74.00 Subjects--Topical Terms: History, Ancient--HistoriographyHistory--MethodologyImperialism xHistory Subjects--Geographic Terms: China--History--Han dynasty, 202B. C.-220 A. D.Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B. C.Rome--History--Empire, 30 B. C.-284 A.D. Dewey Class. No.: 931.04