The Eastern Roman Empire: A Second Revival

The subject matter is relatively rare. This kind of foreign historical text in the Middle Ages, the closest text I have ever read is Kingdom of Nations. The difference is that there is a slight element of magic in that one. Let's talk about the advantages first. Being able to write about this subject here is an advantage in itself, which shows that the author does not follow the crowd and wants to write something unique. Judging from the writing, the author's language style is also relatively simple, without any deliberate frivolity. Personally, I appreciate it. Here are some comments for the author's reference. First, the plot is peaceful. I am writing this review after reading Chapter 88 of the first volume. Overall, the plot seems a bit bland, with no obvious twists and turns. The plot advances quickly over time, basically: the protagonist graduates - the protagonist gets married - other people get married - the protagonist fights - the protagonist wins... The narrative is straightforward and lacks exciting contradictions and conflicts. Second, the character's personality has no characteristics. This one is actually somewhat similar to the previous one. When it comes to treating marriage, we can see that the author wanted to write about the ambivalence of the protagonist, but there was no way to portray it. It can be seen that the author wanted to write about a king with great talents and strategies, but he did not see the king's amazing actions and strategies. I can see the queen's scheming and secret arrangements, but I only scratch the surface... Plain and simple language style, magnificent plot development, and flesh-and-blood character creation. I believe that the author can better complete an epic work in this way. Come on, author

This is the first work I have seen that does not change history as a modern time traveler, but allows a person who belongs to this era to promote the revival of the empire through technology that was possible at the time but had not yet appeared. Very supportive

It's rare to see such a "don't rush to have fun" writing in historical texts. The author did not rely on golden fingers to reduce dimensionality, but devoted his writing to the "dirty work" of military reform, financial sorting, and diplomatic games - Greek fire, Pronian system, and Senate power struggle. Every stroke is supported by historical data. The protagonist is not the invincible Long Aotian, but with modern rationality, inch by inch in the quagmire of Byzantium: he must not only coax the nobles of Constantinople, but also guard against the swords of Venice, Saladin's soldiers, and the iron hooves of the Latin knights. Jingluo smiled knowingly after reading it. Even history fans can get a taste of the evolution of the system. This book is worth reading.

The writing is good. When I saw the emperor convening the Central Army and the military district troops, I was still lamenting that the Eastern Rome before the Battle of Manchikot was so skinny that a camel was bigger than a horse. I just couldn't figure out which Emperor Michael this was. It felt like Romanus II but not quite like him. Since the author wants to regain the Eastern Province, how should he solve the religious problem? Orthodox beliefs have been at odds with the Monophysite beliefs of Eastern Orthodox churches such as the Coptic Armenian Church for hundreds of years. An important reason for the rapid decline of the Eastern Province during the Hercules period was religious factors.

Is this fictional history? I looked up the Eastern Roman emperors named Michael, and the ones that I feel are most similar are Michael VI and Michael VIII, and Romanus IV is also a bit similar, but none of them are very similar. They only meet a single condition. Can anyone shed some light on this...

The writing is very good and the details are well handled. Unfortunately, I cannot accept that the protagonist's future career will be inherited by his adopted son. I wish the author will write better and better.

This book is quite good in terms of plot arrangement. The technology used by the protagonist is not too out of date, and the human touch is very strong and very comfortable to read. If it can maintain this level in the future, it will at least be an 85-point historical novel.

There are only a handful of books about Rome on the market, and even fewer that are constantly updated. Come on, author.

High-quality Eastern Roman literature

I have read it for so long that I forgot to comment. It is a good book with its own unique style and is very comfortable to read.