抄録
The Orient, here mentioned, means the Middle East. The history of the Orient from the 6th century B. C. to the 6th century A. D., has hitherto been studied and systematized from the standpoint too greco-roman or hellenistic. How much cultural intercourse may had been taken place with the greco-roman world, we can still recognize the existence of the independent classical culture of the Orient which stands apart from the greco-roman classical culture. This independent culture should be appreciated conformably as that of the Oriental cultural area, and only by this means the Oriental history from the ancient times to the modern times through middle ages will be understood adequately, and its fresh systematization will also be possible.
