CONTENTS
　　一、交往篇
　　罗马的扩张以及对东方国家的了解与接触…………………………………………3
　　汉魏时期中国对西方世界认识的加深………………………………………………27
　　罗马人对丝之来源的认识与再认识…………………………………………………44
　　古代罗马与中国的交往………………………………………………………………60
　　两汉与马其顿之间的关系……………………………………………………………75
　　二、质疑篇
　　古典希腊难有中国丝…………………………………………………………………97
　　“赛里斯(Seres)遣使罗马”说质疑 ………………………………………………104
　　Seres国为“丝国”说质疑 …………………………………………………………109
　　中国境内哪有罗马城——西汉骊靬城与罗马战俘无关……………………………114
　　三、重新思考篇
　　甘英出使大秦线路及其意义新探……………………………………………………123
　　关子“Lithinos Pyrgos”之谜 ……………………………………………………131
　　“丝绸西销导致罗马帝国经济衰落说”源流辨析…………………………………138
　　对《大秦景教流行中国碑》若干问题的重新思考…………………………………151
　　四、考据篇
　　大月氏西迁时间考……………………………………………………………………169
　　东西大夏同族承继考…………………………………………………………………178
　　张骞所访大夏考………………………………………………………………………184
　　吐火罗(Tochari)与大月氏非同源考 ………………………………………………188
　　《那先比丘经》中的“大秦国”和“阿荔散”考…………………………………193
　　《普曜经》中的“大秦书”考………………………………………………………200
　　拉丁铭文中的“丝绸”材料考释……………………………………………………208
　　洛阳出土东罗马金币铭文考析………………………………………………………215
　　五、材料篇
　　拉丁、希腊及基督教学者记录的丝绸世界…………………………………………221
　　附录一 古代中国的一个罗马城市…………………………………………………260
　　附录二 主要参考文献………………………………………………………………277
　　附录三 推荐意见……………………………………………………………………285
　　后记……………………………………………………………………………………287
　　Part 1 Communication
　　The Expansion of Rome and Her Acquaintance and Contact with
　　Eastern Countries …………………………………………………………………3
　　China's Further Understanding of the Western World during
　　Han and Wei Dynasties ……………………………………………………………27
　　Romans'Understanding and Reunderstanding of the Source of
　　Silk……………………………………………………………………………………44
　　The Communication between Ancient Rome and China…………………………60
　　The Relations between Western and Eastern Han Dynasties
　　and Macedonia ………………………………………………………………………75
　　The Compact of Alexander's Eastern Conquest on China……………………88
　　Part 2 Questioning
　　The Impossibility of Chinese Silk in Classical Greece …………………97
　　A Query“Seres Embassy to Rome”………………………………………………104
　　On the Concept of “Seres as a Land of Silk” ……………………………109
　　Was There A Roman City in China?………………………………………………114
　　Part 3 Reconsideration
　　The Route of Gan Ying's Visit to Rome and A New Investigation
　　on its Significance ………………………………………………………………123
　　On the Mystery of “Lithinos Pyrgos” ………………………………………131
　　An Analysis of the Theory of “Economic Decline of Roman Empire
　　as the Result of Import of Silk” ……………………………………………138
　　A Second Thought on Questions of A Monument Commemorating
　　the Propagation of the Ta-Chin Luminous Religion…………………………151
　　Part 4 Textual Researches
　　On the Date of Westward Movement of Dayuezhi………………………………169
　　On the Inheritance Relations of the Same Nation of Eastern and
　　Western Daxia ………………………………………………………………………178
　　On the Daxia Visited by Zhang Qian……………………………………………185
　　On Different Origins of Tochari and Dayuezhi………………………………188
　　On the Daqin and Alisan in Naxianbiqiujing (Milindapanha) ……………193
　　On the “Daqinshu” in Pu Yao Jing (Laiitavistarasutra) ………………200
　　The Silk World in Latin Inscriptions…………………………………………208
　　An Analysis of the Inscriptions on the Golden Coins from Eastern
　　Roman Empire Unearthed in Luoyang ……………………………………………215
　　Part 5 Sources
　　The Silk World in the Contexts of Greek, Roman and Christian
　　Scholars………………………………………………………………………………221
　　Appendix Ⅰ：A Roman City in Ancient China…………………………………260
　　Appendix Ⅱ：Literacy Sources …………………………………………………277
　　Appendix Ⅲ：Recommendations……………………………………………………285
　　Epilogue………………………………………………………………………………287