“1,700-Year-Old ‘Roman Glass’ Discovered In East China”
Could that have been a lingering leftover from the Captured Legionnaires of Marcus Crassus’s failed attempt to conquer the Parthians?
Nope, seagoing Roman trade with China (as well as possible overland “silk road” traffic) went on, and in at least one case was documented in China, a Han court record which lists the correct emperor for the year in which the reference was made. Also, the Chinese sent an ambassador and trade expedition to the Persian Gulf, and just missed the Romans (the occupation of Mesopotamia only lasted a year or two; Trajan conquered it, died, and Hadrian decided to drop it).