Rome, Tenochtitlan, and Beyond: Comparing Empires Across Space and Time

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Authors: Walter Scheidel;

doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2610432 , 10.2307/j.ctvdjrqq3.7

Rome, Tenochtitlan, and Beyond: Comparing Empires Across Space and Time

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This paper seeks to make a case for expanding the comparative study of premodern empires to include both Old World and New World cases. It explores the utility of concepts such as “empire” and “city-state” for our understanding of ancient Roman and Precolumbian Aztec history. This paper was prepared for the publication of the conference "Altera Roma: art and empire from the Aztecs to New Spain" held at the Getty Villa in Malibu, CA, in May 2010.

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