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The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were the principal powers in their respective regions during their existence. These two powers controlled more than half of the world population, and produced distinct and lasting political and cultural impacts on Chinese and European cultures. Several scholars have made comparative studies of the two empires. As Samuel Adshead puts it, "Other comparisons could be made [...] None, however, offers so close a parallel with Han China as the Roman empire."[1]
Scholars had utilized comparative studies for analysising the contemporary philosophical and intellectual developments by both the Greek and Chines schools of thought. [2] However, only recent historiography has approached this period with a comparative interest in China, with a few major exceptions.[2] This lack of research is an oversight scholars, like the major proponent of the approach, Walter Scheidel, find both a "persistent neglect" and a "major oversight" by western scholars.[2] Scheidel defends the pursuit of such an approach, because he feels that the variables of understanding which became apparent in comparative studies often get overlooked by uni-cultural approaches.[3]