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Sino-Roman relations
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Between the Roman Empire and the Han dynasty, as well as between the later Eastern Roman Empire and various successive Chinese dynasties, there were contacts and flows of trade goods, information, and
The Sampul tapestry, a woollen wall hanging from Lop County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, showing a possibly Greek soldier from the Greco-Bactrian kingdom (250–125 BC), with blue eyes, wielding a spear, and wearing what appears to be a diadem headband; depicted above him is a centaur, from Greek mythology, a common motif in Hellenistic art; Xinjiang Region Museum.
The Sampul tapestry, a woollen wall hanging from Lop County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, showing a possibly Greek soldier from the Greco-Bactri
The Chinese impression of the Daqin people, from the Ming-dynasty encyclopedia Sancai Tuhui, 1609
The Chinese impression of the Daqin people, from the Ming-dynasty encyclopedia Sancai Tuhui, 1609
Western Han ceramic vessels showing acrobats balancing by hand on their rims; the Shiji and Book of Han state that Mithridates II of the Parthian Empi
Western Han ceramic vessels showing acrobats balancing by hand on their rims; the Shiji and Book of Han state that Mithridates II of the Parthian Empire sent gifts including Syrian jugglers to the court of Emperor Wu of Han; the Book of the Later Han states that a king of Burma sent acrobats originally from Daqin to the court of Emperor An of Han in 120 AD.
A mural showing women dressed in traditional Hanfu silk robes, from the Dahuting tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD), located in Zhengzho
A mural showing women dressed in traditional Hanfu silk robes, from the Dahuting tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD), located in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China
Serica
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Serica was one of the easternmost countries of Asia known to the Ancient Greek and Roman geographers. It is generally taken as referring to North China during its Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, as it w
Sino-Roman relations
…Japanese archipelago. In classical sources, the problem of identifying references to ancient China is exacerbated by the interpretation of the Latin term Seres, whose meaning fluctuated and could refer to several Asian peoples in a wide arc from India over Central Asia to China. In the Chinese records from the…
Green Roman glass cup unearthed from an Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD) tomb, Guangxi, China
Green Roman glass cup unearthed from an Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD) tomb, Guangxi, China
Bronze coin of Constantius II (337–361), found in Karghalik, modern China
Bronze coin of Constantius II (337–361), found in Karghalik, modern China
Silk from Mawangdui
Silk from Mawangdui
Western Han blue glass bowl
Western Han blue glass bowl