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Military success and economic prosperity were reflected by new achievements in Science, Architecture and Literature.
軍事勝利和經濟繁榮可以體現在科技、建筑和文學新成就上。
Was not quite a Golden Age nor could it approached the all-encompassing Ora of the Pact Romana.
當時并不是發展的黃金年代，也無法像當年羅馬那樣包羅萬象。
But it was impressive nevertheless.
但仍令人印象深刻
The late 11th century found the Byzantines once more beset by economic woes and rampaging Turks.
十一世紀晚期拜占庭再度陷入經濟困難和土耳其人的入侵中。
In their desperation they called on Catholic Western Europe for help which came in the unhelpful form of the 1st Crusade.
絕望的拜占庭人向西歐天主教尋求幫助，但卻招致了第一次十字軍。
The Great Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus 1081 to 1118 initially welcomed the Crusaders.
拜占庭君主阿歷克塞(1081到1181執政)起先歡迎了十字軍的到來。
What could be more noble than Orthodox and Catholic fighting together to redeem the Holy Land from the Infidel Muslim?
還有什么能比東正教和天主教并肩作戰，從異教徒穆斯林手中收回圣地更為高尚呢？
Yet Orthodox and Catholic alike had ulterior motives.
但東正教和天主教都各懷鬼胎。
Alexius wanted the Crusaders to help him beat up on the Muslims and retake territory in Asia Minor.
阿歷克塞希望十字軍幫助自己消滅穆斯林，收復小亞細亞的失地。
The Crusaders wanted the Byzantines to help them to curve out little Western style Catholic Kingdoms in the Holy Land.
而十字軍則希望拜占庭幫助他們在圣地建立西方風格的天主教國家。
While the Christians squabbled with each other, the Ottoman Turks continued chipping away at Byzantine Territory.
當基督徒們爭吵不休的時候，奧斯曼土耳其人繼續蠶食著拜占庭的領土。
