The Parthians between Rome and China

Following the expansion westwards of the Chinese Han Empire at the end of the 1st century AD the Parthian kingdom entered China’s political horizon. Gan Ying, a Chinese envoy was at the head of a diplomatic mission charged with establishing direct contacts and business relationships with the Roman...

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Main Author: Leonardo Gregoratti
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Aalborg University Open Publishing 2012-08-01
Series:Akademisk Kvarter
Online Access:https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/ak/article/view/3284