A Comprehensive History of the Byzantine Empire (Four Volumes in Total)

Name: A Comprehensive History of the Byzantine Empire (Four Volumes in Total)
Author: Chen Zhiqiang Chief Editor; Xu Jialing; Lin Ying Chief Editor

拜占庭帝国大通史套书（全四册）

by Chen Zhiqiang Chief Editor; Xu Jialing; Lin Ying Chief Editor (陈志强总主编；徐家玲；林英主编)

Status: Completed
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

This book studies all major topics involving Byzantium, especially the ecological environment, resource development and material production, economic development trends and basic structures that determine the historical direction of the Byzantine Empire, the political system with the emperor's autocratic core as the core, the centralized bureaucracy, and social classes. We have formed independent opinions and a series of research results that are characterized by historical materialism and have reliable basis on issues such as social strata and people's life, Byzantine cultural thought, military system and mercenary system, the integration of multiple cultures and the formation of the core of Byzantine culture, and cultural exchanges between Byzantium and China. This book forms the discourse system of Chinese scholars on the historical development and cultural evolution of Byzantium, which includes views on the ups and downs of Byzantine history, the development model of Byzantine society, and the evolution of Byzantine culture.

Reader comments

I particularly enjoyed the sections on social class and people's lives, which gave me a deeper understanding of that era. Moreover, the fusion of multiple cultures mentioned in the book is also very interesting, which allowed me to see the diversity of Byzantine culture. In short, this set of books is rich in content and unique in perspective, and is worth reading.
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