According to the author, "The common explanation" of connections between economic, militar
A.revolutionary and too new to have been applied to the history of the Byzantine Empire.
B.not applicable to the Byzantine revival as a whole, but does perhaps accurately describe limited periods during the revival.
C.equally applicable to the Byzantine case as a whole and to the history of military, economic, and cultural advances in ancient Greece and Rome.
D.essentially not helpful, because military, economic, and cultural advances are part of a single phenomenon.