Introduction Hyun Jin Kim and Frederik Vervaet; Part I. Political Organization and Interactions of Eurasian Empires: 1. The political organization of Steppe empires and their contribution to Eurasian interconnectivity: the case of the Huns and their impact on the Frankish West Hyun Jin Kim; 2. Tang China's horse power: the borderland breeding ranch system Jonathan Skaff; 3. Cimmerians and the scythians: the impact of nomadic powers on the Assyrian Empire and the ancient Near East Selim Ferruh Adal¿; Part II. Socio-Institutional Aspects of Eurasian Empires: 4. Honour and shame in the Roman Republic Frederik Juliaan Vervaet; 5. Honor and shame in Han China Mark Lewis; 6. Slavery and forced labor in early China and the Roman world Walter Scheidel; Part III. Cultural Legacies of Eurasian Empires: 7. Homer and the Shi Jing as imperial texts Alexander Beecroft; 8. The serpent from Persia - Manichaeism in Rome and China Samuel Lieu; Part IV. Archaeology of Eurasian Empires: 9. The Alans in the Southern Caucasus? Antonio Sagona, Claudia Sagona and Aleks Michalewicz; 10. Greeks, Scythians, Parthians and Kushans in Central Asia and India Osmund Bopearachchi; 11. Enclosure sites, non-nucleated settlement strategies and political capitals in ancient Eurasia Michelle Negus Cleary; Conclusion Hyun Jin Kim, Frederik Juliaan Vervaet and Selim Ferruh Adal¿.