F.H.Mutschler and A.Mittag,eds.,Conceiving the Empire:China and Rome Compared,Oxford and New York:Oxford University Press,2008,xx+481 PP.Walter Scheidel,ed.,Rome and China:Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires,Oxford and New York:Oxford University Press,2009,xv+240 PP.长期以来,中国学者对罗马和古代中国的比较研究一直有兴趣,但研究焦点相对集中在生产方式之上。比如,马克垚的《罗马和汉代奴隶制比 FHMutschler and A.Mittag, eds., Conceiving the Empire: China and Rome Compared, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2008, xx + 481 PP. Walter Scheidel, ed., Rome and China: Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Chinese scholars have long been interested in the comparative study of Rome and ancient China, but the focus of research is relatively concentrated on the mode of production. For example, Mark 垚 "Roman and Han slavery ratio