The General History of the Byzantine Empire has received positive social repercussions with continuous feedback from readers since its publication in October 2023.In January 2024,this book was selected as one of the achievements in"World Historical Studies(two books)"in the conference"Learning and Implementing the Spirit of President Xi Jinping's Congratulatory Letter on the Fifth Anniversary of the Establishment of the Chinese Academy of History-Major Achievements Release Conference",held by the Chinese Academy of History,on which website commented that"the conference highlighted the latest achievements of the Chinese Academy of History and major historical research and teaching institutes across the country in various fields of history study,as well as representative accomplishments in the construction of the'three major systems'in the field of Chinese study of history.""As the chief editor and a volume editor of this book,I was pleased with this unexpected result,but I also fully aware that the development of Byzantine studies in our country requires deliberate efforts of several generations.And we are grateful to share some further insights with our reading public on this platform provided by Historical Teaching"said Chen Zhiqiang,the chief editor of The General History of the Byzantine Empire……Chen Zhiqiang provided a concise,accurate,and objective exposition on the academic value,characteristics,macro theories it used,and core issues of A General History of Byzantine Empire in"Historical Positioning of the Byzantine Empire".Xu Jialing conducted a thorough textual research into the evolution of the concept of"Late Antiquity",and discussed issues such as"the Fall of the Western Roman Empire"and"a Reassessment of the Achievements and Failures of Justinian"in"Reconsidering Several Key Issues of the'Late Antiquity'".Lin Ying delved deeply into the relationship between Byzantine Emperor and Barbarian kings under the'Roman Propriety',and the relationships of'Roman Propriety'with Christianity,and with Silk Road in Late Antiquity in"Roman Propriety and the Silk Road in Late Antiquity".Tian Ming and Zhang Ze focused on"Themata and peasant soldiers",monasticism,and the interactions between China and the Byzantine Empire in"The Empire that Rises in the East and Falls in the West:Interpretation of The General History of the Byzantine Empire(610-1057)".These articles would benefit the academic community in understanding the important progress and outcomes of development of specialization of Byzantine studies over the past forty years.
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