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Comparing The Two Empires On The Opposite Ends Of Eurasia

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Rome and China: The Two Empires on the Opposite Ends of Eurasia

During the Antiquity, two major powers at the time were the Imperial China and Rome, with Rome in Europe and China in East Asia. Being that both empires were located on the opposite ends of Eurasia, direct interaction between the two powers was incredibly rare, not to mention the fact that there were both physical and political barriers between China and Rome. Despite the distance between them, the two empires had managed to influence each other significantly. While there is evidence of interaction between China and Rome, nearly all instances were indirect. Nevertheless, Classical China and Rome, by expanding and exploring, were able to greatly influence each other indirectly,
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