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On the other hand, Ivan the Third made drastic and genuine changes to the Russian state itself.
另一方面，伊凡三世使俄羅斯自身作出了巨大的改變。
Ivan was ably assisted by his second wife, the Byzantine Princess Zoe Palaiologina, who took the Orthodox name of Sophia.
伊凡在他第二任妻子拜占庭公主佐伊帕列奧羅格的幫助下，她的正教名字是索菲亞。
Their marriage in 1469 marked the conversion of the Grand Duchy of Moscow into the Russian Empire.
他們?cè)?469年的婚姻標(biāo)志著莫斯科大公國(guó)轉(zhuǎn)變成為俄羅斯帝國(guó)。
Under Sophia's influence, Ivan the Third imported Byzantine artists and architects to make his capital a worthy Third Rome,
在索菲亞的影響下，伊凡三世引進(jìn)拜占庭的藝術(shù)家和建筑師，使首都成為貨真價(jià)實(shí)的第三羅馬，
by building such masterpieces as Assumption Cathedral.
通過(guò)建造圣母升天大教堂這樣的杰作。
He also adopted elements of Byzantine iconography, such as the double headed eagle,
他還采用拜占庭圣像畫(huà)的元素——比如雙頭鷹，
along with Byzantine rituals dating back to the old Roman emperor Diocletian.
還有可以追溯到古羅馬皇帝戴克里先的拜占庭的儀式。
Finally, Ivan the Third starting referring to himself from time to time as Tsar or Ceasar,
最后，伊凡三世偶爾稱(chēng)自己為沙皇或者凱撒，
a term Russians had previously reserved either for the Byzantine Emperor or the Khan of the Golden Hoard.
之前人們只用于拜占庭皇帝或是金帳汗國(guó)的可汗
Accordingly, Ivan the Third ruled in a strictly autocratic fashion.
相應(yīng)地，伊凡三世治理國(guó)家的方式是嚴(yán)格地專(zhuān)制，
He refused to take advise from his Boyars or nobles.
他不采取波雅爾和貴族的建議，
On the other hand, he was very concerned with the rule of law.
另一方面，他很關(guān)心法律的制定。
