Raoul McLaughlin

Dr Raoul McLaughlin obtained his primary degree in Archaeology and Ancient History before completing a Master's Degree in the same subjects. He completed a PhD in Ancient Economics and Eastern Trade, at Queens University Belfast in 2006. In 2010 he published his research as a monograph, Rome and the Distant East. This was followed by publications with Pen and Sword to advance a new model for the Ancient world economy. In 2014, The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean, was published, followed in...See more

Dr Raoul McLaughlin obtained his primary degree in Archaeology and Ancient History before completing a Master's Degree in the same subjects. He completed a PhD in Ancient Economics and Eastern Trade, at Queens University Belfast in 2006. In 2010 he published his research as a monograph, Rome and the Distant East. This was followed by publications with Pen and Sword to advance a new model for the Ancient world economy. In 2014, The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean, was published, followed in 2016 by The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes. He also co-authored Rome and China: Points of Contact (2021). See less