Out of pure interest...

[stratigos vasilios]

Hello all,

I have a very superficial and interesting question I'd like to ask . I was watching Deadliest Warrior (yes yes I know its fabricated, but I like seeing the weapons in action) today and I thought to myself, how would a elite Roman army fare against a Chinese army from the same era. Ie. Rome in CE 001 vs an elite Han army or Rome in CE 300 vs an elite Jin army? I think other than 2 major trade missions that was the only major contact between the two empires?

I was looking online at some available literature but none really provided enough information to satisfy me with an answer, I figured the EB forum is the only place I could get a decent answer and spawn some good discussions!. If anyone can provide a link to some readings that would be wonderful. Also I am not sure if this question has been asked before; apologies in advance if it has, and apologies if this is regarded as an inappropriate comment for this forum.

Many thanks