超级大国的兴衰(视频+MP3+中英字幕) 第82期:我们是冠军(11)
日期:2015-12-29 15:46

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Four. Proactive versus Reactive.

第四点,主动与被动

to conquer the eastern Mediterranean

征服地中海东部的战争

a proactive version of the just war,

这主动的正义之战

thereby fulfilling the requirements of the ius fetialis.

也是使节制度的要求

Security reasons dictated that the

安全原因表明

Greek kingdoms and Greek leagues had to be obedient little client states and do the Roman's bidding

希腊王国和希腊联盟必须顺从作为罗马的仆从国

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or get taken over. As it turned out,

或者直接被罗马吞并,后来事实证明

they had to be taken over.

他们不得不被罗马吞并

The Greeks apparently could not rule themselves.

希腊人显然无法自治

And if it took the absolute destruction of the Greek city of Corinth in one forty six BC to make the Greeks realize this the Romans did what they had to do.

也只有完全摧毁希腊的科林斯城,那是在公元前146年这才让希腊人意识到罗马做了他们应当做的

Even though Carthage was becoming

尽管后来迦太基又成了

an economic power again, there was no evidence that

经济强国,但没有证据表明

the new Carthaginian state was going to pose any military danger to Rome.

新起的迦太基会给罗马带来任何军事威胁

Cato the Elder's crusade to destroy Carthage

老加图摧毁迦太基的运动

at any cost, Karthago delenda est, was more of a political crusade against

无论如何都是一场政治运动

the family of Scipio Africanus, which had,

西庇阿家族

you'll recall, taken a moderate stance

他们对迦太基采取了温和的立场

towards Carthage. Already Rome's internal struggles were starting to affect its foreign policy

但罗马的内部斗争已经开始影响其对外政策

视频及简介

课程介绍:
本课程对罗马帝国和前苏联的兴衰进行回顾,探讨它们历史变迁的内在规律,并将现代的超级大国——美国与它们进行比较,从而作出对未来可能的一些预测。

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重点单词
  • militaryadj. 军事的 n. 军队
  • obedientadj. 服从的,顺从的
  • evidencen. 根据,证据 v. 证实,证明
  • crusaden. 改革运动 Crusade n. 十字军东征 vi.
  • internaladj. 国内的,内在的,身体内部的
  • conquervt. 征服,战胜,克服 vi. 得胜
  • stancen. 准备击球姿势,站姿,踏脚处,位置
  • destructionn. 破坏,毁灭,破坏者
  • moderateadj. 适度的,稳健的,温和的,中等的 v. 节制,使
  • affectvt. 影响,作用,感动