How Third-Century China Saw Rome, a Land Ruled by “Minor Kings”
How Third-Century China Saw Rome, a Land Ruled by “Minor Kings”
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Translations of a 3rd century Chinese text describe Roman life
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To put it in the context though, it was written during the probably late part of Three Kingdoms period when China wasn't exactly united and prosperous after decades of civil war.
This was also quite possibly written during the crisis of the third century for Rome, where portions of the empire had broken off and they were fractured, so describing it as having many "minor kings" wouldn't have been too inaccurate for the time.