Time came to early October, and while the Trebizond regime was gradually becoming more stable, the cultural policy formulated by Alexius also had significant effects.

After the establishment of the Comnenus (Trebizond) regime, this cultural tradition did not change because of the exiled regime. On the contrary, in the face of this comprehensive political, economic, and military failure, the long and glorious classical culture gave the national spirit

Alexius grasped this mentality of people and vigorously advocated cultural salvation, hoping to gain strength from classical culture.

Eastern Roman culture originally inherited the Greek-Roman classical culture, and its own cultural development has always had retro characteristics. The cultural salvation movement of the Komnenos regime pushed the revival of classical civilization to its climax. At the same time, during the Crusades

Later, cultural exchanges between the East and the West also reached a peak, which provided a good platform for the classical and self-contained Eastern Roman civilization to influence Western Europe.

The cultural salvation movement launched by the Komnenos regime not only played a role in strengthening national cohesion and improving national self-confidence, but also rescued, collected, sorted out a number of classical cultural classics, and disseminated them.

Both regional culture and Western culture have had a certain impact.

The Roman Empire has attached great importance to the collection and arrangement of classical documents and ancient books since ancient times, and established national libraries in major cities, such as Constantinople, Athens, and Alexandria, etc., which collected many precious cultural classics; due to the continuous civil wars in the past dynasties,

Frequent foreign invasions, especially the destruction after the Crusaders entered the city in 1204, caused the precious cultural heritage to be completely destroyed.

After the establishment of the Komnenos regime, with the support of Alexius and most of the nobles, many Greek scholars gathered in Trebizond, the political center that opposed Latin rule, to carry out activities to rescue ancient books and cultural relics, or to travel to the Balkan Peninsula

and Asia Minor, collecting and copying ancient manuscripts, or organizing and annotating ancient masterpieces. Scholars had royal support, rich knowledge, and hoped to use culture to save the country.

They not only translated Greek classical works, but also collected and copied ancient books based on their personal interests and hobbies. As a result, a large number of precious ancient manuscripts were well preserved and passed down. Many scholars also have rich private collections.

The Eastern Roman culture that had been passed down for thousands of years was inherited by Trebizond, and many precious classical documents that had been lost were preserved to the greatest extent possible.

The reason why the cultural restoration policy is so smooth and almost no one opposes it is because the cultural restoration does not touch the interests of the vast majority of the people in the country, and it is beneficial to the vast majority of the people. Therefore, it has been recognized and recognized by all classes.

On the other hand, Alexius did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy outstanding scholars from all over the world, even pagans, regardless of nationality or status. Therefore, he naturally attracted a large number of scholars to Trebizond, and some of them were falsified.

But most of them are genuine and knowledgeable. Some (scholars) study military art, some study philosophy, some study religion, and most of them study politics. (In the Middle Ages, the Orthodox world was much more enlightened than the Catholic world.

, if you dared to do this in Western Europe, you would have violated the interests of the church long ago.)

For a time, the culture of Trebizond reached unprecedented prosperity. In a tavern, a group of philosophers gathered together to talk about the philosophical ideas proposed by Aristotle; in a public square not far from the tavern, a

Literary writer Kang enthusiastically told the children the legendary story of General Belisarius's expedition to Africa, and the children listened with ease; in the church, the Orthodox priests openly criticized the ignorance and decadence of the Catholic Church, and did not let the Latins across the strait go.

In his eyes, he often made up stories about justice versus evil, describing the Pope as a street rat that everyone yelled at.

To sum up, the policies promoted by Alexius played a vital role in the revival of the Roman Empire. Cultural movements were like sparks that could start a prairie fire.

Historically, it was actually the Nicene Empire that took the lead in carrying out the cultural salvation movement. The impact of cultural renaissance was even more far-reaching. The development and spread of the Orthodox Church and the Italian Renaissance movement all benefited from the cultural salvation policy of the Lascaris dynasty.

Alexius's remarkable achievements in the past two months are naturally inseparable from the unity of the army and the people and the spiritual power of hard work. As people who have subjugated their country, they are dedicated to strengthening the country, eager to survive and restore the country, and rely on the country to rely on them.

They must rebuild a home.

(Historically, after the "usurper" Palaiologos family returned to Constantinople, the past "glory" of the empire seemed to have returned, the military aristocracy re-emerged, and the palace struggle returned to the brutality it had before the Crusades invaded.

; The religious conflict with the West intensified, causing social chaos; the "empire" existed in name only, and government orders did not leave the capital; commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry developed slowly in the chaotic political and social background. Only the continuous development of the cultural salvation movement made it a

The only commendable political achievement of the last dynasty.)

In addition, more and more talents are widely accepted and gradually become the backbone of the grassroots class. When the number of grassroots officials is full, the government has to break the rules and allow people from lowly backgrounds to join official positions above the middle level. This is how

As the trend continues, some people can even become senior officials.

Due to the incompetent rule of the Angelus dynasty, the local government has been short of personnel for a long time. Due to serious corruption, many officials even acquiesced in this trend and reported fabricated intelligence to the central government. A large amount of money flowed directly into the hands of corrupt officials.

Later, when the central government could no longer afford to send out money, the local government simply became the "local emperor" and put every bit of money that came in into its own "pocket."

Therefore, when the Komnenos returned to rule the land, the good days of these corrupt officials came to an end - at least in the areas actually controlled by Alexius.

The Comnenus family was famous throughout the world as early as a century ago. It was one of the most authoritative and wealthy families in the Roman Empire.

Since the overthrow of the Comnenus dynasty, the decadent rule of the Angelus family has made the Romans increasingly nostalgic for the once powerful dynasty.

When Alexius came to Trebizond in 1204, he was warmly welcomed by the people and captured Trebizond without a single soldier. By confiscating illegal land and funds, Alexius was able to

There will be no shortage of money in a short period of time, enough to cover government expenses in the past few months.

Everyone knew the Comnenus family, and the Angelus family and the Comnenus family were mortal enemies. When Alexius attacked Western Asia Minor, he did not need to be "kind" to those Angelos lackeys.

It can be understood that the supporters of Alexius come from the army, people and clergy, and they are in opposition to the great aristocratic forces represented by the Angelos family.

When Alexius established his foothold in Trebizond, those who had supported him along the way, as long as they came to Trebizond alive, were reused and rewarded by him, and the confiscated illegal land was

Large tracts of land were rewarded to them to consolidate the dominance of the Komnenos family, win people's hearts, and expand their power.

Alexius's younger brother David received an education while improving his abilities by training the city defense army. Finally, when Alexius went to war in all directions, he was also responsible for stabilizing the rear.

When the time comes, Alexius will definitely take action against the dissenters. Currently, there is very little support for Angelos in the Trebizond area, which is not difficult to understand. (After all, this is the land of Longxing in Komnenos.)

Western Asia Minor is in ruins, and compared to Alexius's Komnenos regime, Laskaris's regime has almost no solution.

You must know that this month is always much more difficult than a foreign invasion. Do you need to be cautious about a foreign invasion? Opponents will be killed directly, which has no benefit to you at all. And what about reform? You have to be careful, and it will collapse if you are not careful.

(Michael Palaiologos suppressed the Lascaris nobles who opposed him, and after regaining Constantinople, he immediately deposed John IV and started the rule of the last king, the Palaiologos dynasty. "Reoccupation"

The former capital was nothing but a reward that fell into his hands like a ripe fruit, the result of the political and military successes of the previous decades." The "reward" Michael received was that of the Laskaris dynasty.

The gift was given by three generations of the Nicaea Empire. Constantinople had been surrounded as early as the time of John III. The life of the Latin Empire hung on a thread, and Palaiolus just stole the fruits of victory from others.

Michael's seizure of power represented a new counterattack by the aristocratic class. What he faced was a weak empire. Constantinople was "beyond repair". The rule of the last dynasty was not very good. The days of working hard to govern were far behind them.

The Palaeolian dynasty lasted for more than 200 years and was the longest ruling dynasty in the history of the Eastern Roman Empire. However, after the establishment of the Palaeolian dynasty, religious politics returned to chaos, the economy was suppressed, and the military was in a state of decline. It was once considered

It was a "second-class small country". The empire was not more powerful than during the Nicene period, and even people at that time no longer recognized it as an "empire".

The Nicaea Empire's economic development strategy of rest and recuperation for nearly 60 years has made it an economic power in Asia Minor and even a center for commodity exchange. However, after the Palaiologos dynasty re-entered Constantinople, there was no breakthrough in economic development.

, failed to regain the historical trade advantages of the empire over countries such as Venice, and at the same time lost the superior trade status of the Nicene period. Economic development stagnated, coupled with the unprecedented chaos of social and political order caused by domestic religious disputes, making
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