The two empires tended to do trade through intermediaries, however what if there was a closer alignment in trade and communication than otl? What are technologies or sciences they could have shared to mutual benefit?
Probably better that they dont, else i imagine roman currency would be even more unstable as gold and silver flowed east
I've heard a few suggestions that China might've become a major consumer of Roman glass. How plausible is that?
I imagine they would have eventually gotten methods to make glass on their own (glass, porcelain, silk, etc were closely guarded secrets for many countries due to the economic value) though Roman (and their successors) glass would still have been extra prestigious due to how far off it came from. Things being foreign adds a certain level of mystique to things. Apparently int he Soviet Union Russians adored getting things from the rest of the Eastern Bloc. Though it sometimes came down to quality. For instance, both the Soviets and some Eastern Europeans used the same recipes for jam. The Eastern Europeans simply used the amount of sugar the recipe called for.I've heard a few suggestions that China might've become a major consumer of Roman glass. How plausible is that?
Probably better that they dont, else i imagine roman currency would be even more unstable as gold and silver flowed east
Going off great Britain's experiences that lead to the opium wars, id say noIs it not the other way around? I'm in the belief that Rome would have been richer had it cut middlemen out of the trade with the farther east. I'm looking at Persia in particular.