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The Etruscans were influenced to at least some extent
伊特魯利亞人受到古希臘人的影響
by the ancient Greeks, many of whom
其中很多人
had colonized southern Italy.
在意大利南部進行殖民統治
The Etruscans proved to be the single
伊特魯利亞人是唯一一個
most extensive influence on Roman society.
對羅馬社會產生大規模影響的國家
Thanks to the Etruscans, the Romans worshipped
由于伊特魯利亞人的影響，羅馬人崇拜
a group of anthropomorphic deities,
一群人神同形的神明
that is to say, gods and goddesses who
也就是說，這些神的
looked, thought and behaved
外貌，思想和行為
like mortal men and mortal women.
和凡人沒有區別
Like the Etruscans, the Romans
就像伊特魯利亞人，羅馬人
believed in all sorts of fortune tellers,
相信各種預言家
developed their own very funky, artistic traditions,
有自己的藝術傳統
and wrote with this thing called an alphabet,
寫字時使用字母表
which they had gotten from the ancient Greeks.
這是從古希臘學到的
But the early relationship between
但是羅馬人和伊特魯利亞人
Romans and Etruscans was very seldom friendly.
早期的關系很不友好
Since the Etruscans were by far
因為伊特魯利亞人
the more advanced culture,
有更先進的文化
the Etruscans dominated the Romans in Latium,
伊特魯利亞人支配羅馬人
and probably ruled Rome for quite some time.
或許統治了羅馬相當一段時間
It is even thought that the Etruscan kings
甚至有人認為伊特魯利亞人的國王
had drained the swamp between the hills of Rome
排干羅馬各山丘之間沼澤的水
and built the Roman forum,
建立了古羅馬城市廣場
because, left to their own devices,
因為，憑借羅馬人的設備
the Romans themselves never would
他們根本不可能
have accomplished such a feat of engineering.
完成這樣浩大的工程
Not that the Romans were particularly grateful.
并不是說羅馬人對此心懷感激
The General Camillus who just delivered
卡美盧斯將軍發表了
that cute speech about Rome's location
關于羅馬位置的講話
was just one of a number of Roman generals
他和很多羅馬將軍一樣
who won eternal glory by kicking Etruscan tail.
通過抵御伊特魯利亞人而獲得永恒的榮譽
Likewise, the fall of the Roman monarchy in 509 BC
相似的是，公元前509年羅馬君主國的衰落
probably related more to hatred of Etruscans,
和伊特魯利亞人的怨恨的有關，超出
than it did to hatred of monarchy.
人們對君主制的憎恨
And while we're at it,
我們在討論時
let's take a look at that good old Roman monarchy.
看看古老的羅馬君主制
Segment 6d: A Farewell to Kings. 6d
告別國王
As Roman legend has it, the Roman monarchy
據羅馬神話所說，羅馬君主制
lasted from 753 BC to 509 BC.
從公元前753年到公元前509年
The traditional list of Roman kings goes like this.
羅馬國王的名單如下
753 to 716, Romulus, the founder.
753到716年，羅馬創始人
715 to 674 BC, Numa Pompilius,
715到674年，努馬·龐皮留斯
who founded the Roman religion
他創立了羅馬宗教
and married a nymph by the name of Egeria.
娶了一位叫埃杰里亞的女神
673 to 642, Tullius Hostilius,
673年到642年，圖路斯·荷提留斯
who destroyed the neighboring city of Alba Longa.
他摧毀了臨近的亞伯隆加
642 to 617, Ancus Marcius.
642到617年，安古斯·馬奇路斯
616 to 579, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, 616到579
盧修斯·塔克文·布里斯庫
the Etruscan who supposedly drained the forum swamp.
據說這位伊特魯利亞人在沼澤上建立廣場
578 to 535, Servius Tullius, 578到535
塞爾維烏斯·圖利烏斯
the wall builder who was a native born Roman.
他建立了墻，是土生土長的羅馬人
And finally 535 to 509, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, 535到509
盧修斯·塔克文·蘇佩布
Tarquin the haughty,
自大的塔奎因
an Etruscan who built the Capitoline temple.
這位伊特魯利亞人建造了朱庇特神殿
If you count the year 509 BC toward the monarchy,
如果把509年算作君主制時期的話
it lasted for 245 years,
君主制就持續了245年
giving each of the 7 kings
這樣，七位國王在位
an average reign of 35 years. Neat, huh?
平均時間為35年，是個整數
There's also a cute pattern in which
同時，這是個很有趣的模式
the odd numbered kings were warlike,
排名奇數的國王好戰
and the even numbered kings were peace-loving. Cute.
偶數排名的國王熱愛和平，很有趣
Finally, the two Tarquin kings are Etruscans
最后兩位塔奎因國王都是伊特魯利亞人
with the Roman, Servius Tullius wedged in between them.
塞爾維烏斯·圖利烏斯的統治介于兩者之間
Clearly, there is a lot of literary invention
很明顯，其中有一些
going on here.
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