Detail: Based on archaeological evidence, follow the almost 800-year path that the Qin polity followed to reach full imperial power. Investigate how the political program of the First Emperor strictly adhered to Han Fei’s ideas on state power and sovereignty.

Speaker:
Dr. Roberto Ciarla is a specialist in Far Eastern pre- and proto-historic archaeology, and has directed and participated in numerous archaeological excavations and research projects in Asia. Since 1982 he has been the curator of the Far East section at the National Museum of Oriental Art in Rome, for which he has purchased important works and collections of archaeology and art. Since 1987 he has been the director of the Thai-Italian Lopburi Regional Archaeological Project. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Italian Institute for Africa and the Orient, a fellow of numerous cultural and scientific associations, and has chaired conferences on the art and archaeology of the Far East and Southeast Asia. He has extensively published on the archaeology and art of China and of Southeast Asia.