A trio of researchers from Bocconi University, in Italy, the University of Cambridge, in the U.K., and Stanford University, ...

At their apex, the Roman Empire and China’s Han Dynasty ruled over more than 120 million people combined. Their capitals ...

For centuries, the splendor of Rome and the mythical grandeur of the Han dynasty in China have captured the imagination of ...

Excavation details relating to an Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) tomb cluster in Yuncheng, North China's Shanxi Province, were ...

A new study revealed which ancient empire had the greatest inequality, challenging beliefs about Rome and China.

Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 B.C. During the Han Dynasty, agriculture, handicrafts and commerce flourished, and the population reached 50 million. During his reign (140-87 ...

During the days of China's Han dynasty, when a ruler died his corpse was carefully packed with jade "plugs." These were believed to guarantee immortality for the deceased. A Flight Through the ...

For a long time, the ancient empires of Rome and China’s Han dynasty have fascinated historians and archaeologists. These two powerful civilizations shaped much of the world’s early history. But which ...

In this programme, we are in Han Dynasty China, two thousand years ago, exploring the giving of Imperial gifts - an activity which straddles the murky boundary between diplomacy and bribery.

The Roman Empire and the Chinese Han Dynasty may have stood at opposite ends of the Eurasian continent, but they did experience one thing in common — high levels of income inequality. A team of ...