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A comparative study of the ancient Mediterranean and Han China, seen through the lens of political culture.

For centuries, Roman emperors ruled a vast empire. Yet, at least officially, the emperor did not exist. No one knew exactly what titles he possessed, how he cou

"In the 20th and 21st century revolutions have become more urban, often less violent, but also more frequent and more transformative of the international order.

Although they existed more than a millennium apart, the great civilizations of New Kingdom Egypt (ca. 1548–1086 BCE) and Han dynasty China (206 BCE–220 CE)

Imperial Cults is a comparative study of the transformation of imperial religion and imperial authority in the early Han and Roman empires. During the reigns of