“四大帝国”历史叙事中的罗马  

The Rome in the Historical Narrative of the Four Empires

作　　者：李大伟[1] Li Dawei

机构地区：[1]西北大学区域国别研究院中东研究所

出　　处：《历史研究》2025年第2期100-121,M0005,M0006,共24页Historical Research

基　　金：国家社科基金中国历史研究院重大历史问题研究专项重大招标项目“中东史学通史(五卷本)”(23VLS07)阶段性成果。

摘　　要：“四大帝国”历史叙事以帝国更替方式建构世界历史,是古代中世纪流传于近东与西方的重要历史解释与编纂模式之一。近东与西方各类知识群体,将罗马帝国纳入“四大帝国”历史叙事不断进行解释。早期罗马作家将罗马帝国描述为荣耀强大的象征。基督教作家基于“四大帝国”但以理传统,对罗马帝国的解释经历从残暴无端到被尊崇与圣化的转变,最终建构出光辉神圣的帝国形象。中世纪以降,该形象被基督教世界进一步继承发展。“四大帝国”历史叙事推动了罗马帝国声威的流传,罗马帝国则丰富了这一叙事模式的内涵,两者共同构成古代中世纪历史叙事及观念发展的重要内容,对东西方历史观念与认知产生深远影响。The historical narrative of the Four Empires,which constructs world history through the succession of empires,is one of the key modes of historical interpretation and compilation prevalent in the Near East and the West.During the ancient and medieval ages,various intellectual groups from these regions continuously explained the Roman Empire in the historical narrative of the Four Empires.Early Roman writers described the Roman Empire as the symbol of glory and power.Christian writers,drawing on the Daniel tradition,evolved their interpretation of the Roman Empire from a brutal image to a glorious and sacred image,which has been further inherited and developed in the Christian world since the medieval age.The historical narrative of the Four Empires has disseminated the prestige of the Roman Empire,while the content of the Roman Empire has enriched this narrative mode.Together,they constitute a significant component of the historical narrative and conceptual development in the ancient and medieval ages,exerting a profound impact on the historical ideas and understanding of the East and the West.

关 键 词：罗马帝国 四大帝国 历史叙事 基督教 

分 类 号：K13[历史地理—历史学]