Tag: Empiress

A Comparison of the Roman and Han Empires

The rise of the Roman Republic can in some ways be compared to the rise of the Qin state to prominence. Both were in the western margin of the civilized ecumene (the Greek states and the eastern Chinese states respectively) and were viewed as semi-barbaric. Their geographical position favored a...

Did Steppe Empires Keep Written Records?

When I first started reading about Eurasian Steppe Empires, such as the Xiongnu, Huns, Göktürks, and Mongols, I noticed something unusual. The primary historical sources about these powers were almost always from their rival civilizations. We rarely hear the narrative from the nomads&rsquo...