The emperors who succeeded him spent even more time at the frontiers and even less in Rome. 以后的皇帝们更频繁地逗留在边境，更少地呆在罗马。 They were true soldiers, elected by their troops and often dismissed or even killed b...
And yet Marcus Aurelius hated war. 不过马库斯.奥里利厄斯根本不喜欢战争。 He was a gentle, quiet man, a philosopher, who loved nothing better than reading or writing. 他是一个温和、安静的人，最喜欢读书和写书，他也...
Among them were some remarkable men, one of whom was the Emperor Trajan. 其中也不乏神奇的人物，如皇帝图拉真， He lived about 100 years after Christ and, long after his death, people were still talking about his justice and his gentl...
Among the frontier guards any number of gods were worshipped the Persian sun god Mithras, for example, and not long after, the unique and invisible god of the Christians. 此外这些驻守边境的军队也崇拜基督徒的惟一的看不见的神。...
They built a wall, known as the Limes, along the length of the frontier from the Rhine to the Danube. 在从莱茵河到多瑙河的边境建造了一道城墙， This wall, made of palisades with watchtowers and ditches, was intended to protect the...
By drawing attention to this seemingly simple, uncorrupted and natural way of life in the freedom of the forest, 以便向他们说明露天树林里的简朴、纯洁、自然的生活方式, the authors of the accounts which have come down to us wa...
Beyond the distant frontiers all aroundwere fierce, barbarian tribes waiting to raid and pillage the rich provinces. 因为在遥远的边境的那一边到处都有未开化的、好战的名族，他们很想侵入各富庶的行省，掠夺那里的...
The great amphitheater in Rome known as theColosseum held up to 50,000 spectators few of our modern stadiums hold more. 罗马的大剧场叫罗马大斗兽场，它可容纳约5万名观众，即便是一座现代化的大城市的一座大体育场也...
Every rich Roman had several country houses, usually near the sea, with many slaves to run them, 每一个富有的罗马人都有几栋乡村别墅，大多坐落在海边。他们有许多当仆役的奴隶， and fine libraries in which the works...
If you weren't a Christian, a Jew or a close relative of the emperor, life in the Roman empire could be peaceful and pleasant. 谁不是基督徒，不是犹太人或不是皇帝的近亲，谁就能在当时的罗马帝国过上很安逸很舒适的生...
