A new study revealed which ancient empire had the greatest inequality, challenging beliefs about Rome and China.

Besides the Qin dynasty's standardisations pertaining to Chinese writing and currency, equally significant was that of ...

Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...

At the beginning of the 13th century, infamous leader Genghis Khan united the Mongols under a common goal — invading the ...

A trio of researchers from Bocconi University, in Italy, the University of Cambridge, in the U.K., and Stanford University, ...

For a long time, the ancient empires of Rome and China’s Han dynasty have fascinated historians and archaeologists. These two powerful civilizations shaped much of the world’s early history. But which ...

Sections around Beijing, such as the Jinshanling and Simatai, require four or five hours for a simple tour. Some people ask ...

The ancient Chinese calligraphic scroll by Rao Jie contains an inscription by Emperor Qianlong and his imperial seal.

The global impact of ancient Chinese paper money was not achieved overnight, but rather through a gradual process. It can be said that the Song Dynasty was the era in which paper money originated ...

A Neolithic (7000BC-1700BC) site has been uncovered in Zhenba county, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province in the fourth ...

Lunar soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions from the moon displayed at the China Pavilion of ...