【奥】沃尔特·施德尔（Walter Scheidel），1966年生，奥地利历史学家，维也纳大学古代史博士。曾任教于奥地利因斯布鲁克大学、美国芝加哥大学等。2008年至今任美国斯坦福大学人文学教授兼古典与历史学教授。

Two thousand years ago, up to one-half of the human species was contained within two political systems, the Roman empire in western Eurasia (centered on the Mediterranean Sea) and the Han empire in eastern Eurasia (centered on the great North China Plain). Both empires were broadly comparable in terms of size and population, and even largely coextensive in chronological terms (...(展开全部)

Two thousand years ago, the Qin/Han and Roman empires were the largest political entities of the ancient world, developing simultaneously yet independently at opposite ends of Eurasia. Although their territories constituted only a small percentage of the global land mass, these two Eurasian polities controlled up to half of the world population and endured longer than most pre-...(展开全部)

沃尔特·沙伊德尔（Walter Scheidel），美国斯坦福大学人文学科迪卡森讲席教授、古典学和历史学教授，古罗马研究领域当前最重要、最活跃的学者之一。所涉领域主要包括古代社会和经济史，前现代历史人口学以及世界历史的比较和跨学科研究。其作品已被翻译成中文出版的有《罗马与中国：比较视野下的古代世界帝国》《不平等社会：从石器时代到21 世纪，人类如何应对不平等》。

Two thousand years ago, the Qin/Han and Roman empires were the largest political entities of the ancient world, developing simultaneously yet independently at opposite ends of Eurasia. Although their territories constituted only a small percentage of the global land mass, these two Eurasian polities controlled up to half of the world population and endured longer than most pre-...(展开全部)

沃尔特·沙伊德尔（Walter Scheidel），美国斯坦福大学人文学科迪卡森讲席教授、古典学和历史学教授，古罗马研究领域当前最重要、最活跃的学者之一。所涉领域主要包括古代社会和经济史，前现代历史人口学以及世界历史的比较和跨学科研究。其作品已被翻译成中文出版的有《罗马与中国：比较视野下的古代世界帝国》《不平等社会：从石器时代到21 世纪，人类如何应对不平等》。

大卫·波特 密歇根大学希腊和拉丁语终身教席教授（FrancisW.KelseyCollegiateProfessor，ArthurF.ThurnauProfessor）。他是国际上知名的罗马帝国史学术权威，也是许多学术文章和书籍的作者。

大卫·波特 密歇根大学希腊和拉丁语终身教席教授（FrancisW.KelseyCollegiateProfessor，ArthurF.ThurnauProfessor）。他是国际上知名的罗马帝国史学术权威，也是许多学术文章和书籍的作者。

Take a trip back in time and find out what life in Ancient Rome was really like. From gladiators and giant baths to foreign wars and fabulous villas, let your child discover what the Roman world was like for both its citizens and slaves. Fantastic facts and dramatic photographs will bring Ancient Rome to life and inspire your child with a love of learning and discovery. It is b...(展开全部)

A companion volume to the highly successful and widely used Ancient Greece, this Sourcebook is a valuable resource for students at all levels studying ancient Rome. Lynda Garland and Matthew Dillon present an extensive range of material, from the early Republic to the assassination of Julius Caesar. Providing a comprehensive coverage of all important documents pertaining to the...(展开全部)