罗马帝国：鲜血的统治（2016）

再来
Again...
我要让你看看不懂用剑的下场是什么
I'm going to show you what happens when you don't know how to handle a sword.
当时不仅是罗马历史学家们 而是大众都激烈争辩的话题就是
One of the great debates, not just among Roman historians of today,
为什么是康茂德？
but even of the time, was why Commodus?
马克奥里利乌斯为什么选择康茂德？
Why did Marcus Aurelius choose Commodus?
尽管似乎人人都知道
Why, despite the fact that everybody seemed to see
康茂德没有能力接下此重责大任
that he was not up to this task, why was there still the insistence
为什么依然坚持立他为下一任皇帝？
that Commodus was going to be the next Emperor?
或许我们可以归因于他的天真
Perhaps we can chalk it up to na?veté
或是他的爱子之心蒙蔽了他的双眼
or a kind of generic just love for his son, blinding him to the realities
看不清儿子难背负此大任
that his son was not up to the task.
并未准备好继位的事实
And his son was not ready for this position.
康茂德所受的登基培养与训练
The means through which Commodus was groomed and trained to become Emperor
在罗马历史上是空前绝后的
were unparalleled in Roman history.
在此期间 他对儿子寄予厚望
He had high hopes for his son during this period.
马克奥里利乌斯望子成龙
What Marcus Aurelius imagined for his child and what his child became
现实中的康茂德却事与愿违
were two very different things.
在康茂德接受训练时
As Commodus trains,
日耳曼尼亚部落开始突破罗马防线
the Germanic tribes begin to push through Roman defenses,
他们联合起来 向罗马军队发起大规模进攻
banding together and launching a massive assault on the Roman army.
罗马的一大噩梦是北面的野蛮人
The great Roman nightmare was of Northern Barbarians
向南进军 征服罗马
sweeping southwards and conquering Rome.
在马克奥里利乌斯的统治时期 动♥乱♥不断
In the reign of Marcus Aurelius, there was a disturbance.
他知道自己别无选择 只能直接面对
He knew that he had no choice but to confront that.
事实上马克奥里利乌斯 与日耳曼人的战争
And as it turned out, the wars that Marcus Aurelius fought against the German people
十分艰巨 困难重重
were as strenuous and challenging
在此之后 罗马军队 任何与野蛮人军队的战争都是如此
as any Barbarian enemy that the Roman people had faced.
在这场旷日持久、损失惨重的战争中
Lasting years... it's a devastating war.
双方均有数千人战死沙场
Killing thousands of men on both sides.
战争也令皇帝遭受打击 他很快便生病了
The war also takes its toll on the Emperor...who soon falls ill.
马克奥里利乌斯一生的大部分时间 都在战斗
Marcus Aurelius spent most of his life dealing with, fighting,
抵抗对帝国边境施压的野蛮人部落
trying to resist, coping with Barbarian tribes pressing up against the frontiers of the Empire.
马克奥里利乌斯的健康状况开始恶化
And as the health of Marcus Aurelius began to fade,
病痛接连不断
there was a great deal of worrying.
他的胸与胃似乎出现了问题
He seems to have had problems in his chest and stomach.
或许是癌症
It may have been cancer.
或许与心脏有关
It may have been something to do with his heart.
没人知道确切的病因
One doesn't really know.
随着皇帝生病 消息传到皇宫
With the Emperor's health diminishing, news is sent to the palace.
然而在传回罗马的途中 消息很快就变得面目全非
But on its way back to Rome, the message is quickly distorted.
很快地 消息转变成了 马克奥里利乌斯身亡的谣言
And soon enough, it becomes a rumor...that Marcus Aurelius has died.
相当明确的是
In the case of Marcus Aurelius,
马克奥里利乌斯去世的谣言开始传播
it seems quite clear that rumors started to spread
有时这些事情是有人策划的
that the Emperor had died. And sometimes these may well have been engineered.
此事的关键在于 在当时的罗马
And what is crucial about this, is that verification of these rumors
要厘清这些谣言非常困难
in the Roman world would have been phenomenally difficult.
不久后 马克奥里利乌斯死亡的谣言
Before long, the rumor of Marcus Aurelius's death
传到了帝国权力最大的女人 福斯蒂娜皇后耳中
reaches the most powerful woman in the Empire...Empress Faustina.
福斯蒂娜是马克奥里利乌斯的妻子
Faustina was Marcus Aurelius's wife.
她是前任皇帝安东尼庇奥斯之女
She was the daughter of the previous Emperor, Antoninus Pius.
她是马克称职的妻子
And she was a successful wife with Marcus,
她在那段时期为他生育孩子
gave him children over that period.
因此必须马上寻求自身与家人的安全
So she must immediately have looked for her safety and for her family's safety.
丈夫的死讯犹如晴天霹雳
Devastated by news of her husband's death,
福斯蒂娜担心 儿子没有做好继位的准备
Faustina fears her son isn't ready for the throne,
她知道必须在消息传到元老院之前 想出一个计划
and knows she has to come up with a plan before word reaches the Senate.
罗马元老院 由帝国最具影响力的人组成
The Roman Senate is made up of the most influential men in the Empire.
每个人都伺机在其政♥治♥生涯中 有进一步发展
All looking for opportunities to further their political careers.
显然 罗马元老院的所有议员
There were clearly any number of folks in the Roman Senate
都自认更有权力登上王座
themselves, who were senators, who thought that they had even better claim to nobility
更有资格统治帝国
or to the throne than the reigning Emperor himself.
通常在古罗马
In general, it seems that being at the top
站在权力顶端是极其孤独而危险的
was a very lonely and dangerous place in Ancient Rome.
全国上下 从总督到野心勃勃的首领
Throughout the Empire, governors and ambitious leaders
都决心争夺控制权
are determined to seize control.
帝国的各个属国都对皇位虎视眈眈
And a challenge to the throne could come from any of the Empire's regions.
随着谣言迅速传播 夺权之战一触即发
With rumors quickly spreading, a power grab could soon take hold.
皇位之争令所有皇室成员面临危险
The play for the throne puts members of the royal family at risk.
包括皇帝的女儿卢西娜
Including the Emperor's daughter... Lucilla.
卢西娜嫁给了父亲信任的顾问
Married to her father's trusted advisor,
在耳濡目染之下 她已做好了准备
Lucilla has already been groomed for a life of influence.
卢西娜
Lucilla had been
在马克奥里利乌斯长大成人的子女中
one of the oldest of Marcus Aurelius's children
是年纪最大的一个
who had survived into adulthood.
她涉足罗马政界
She had been involved in Roman politics,
幕后交易以及行政事务
the back room deals, the administration.
因此经验更丰富
So she was far more experienced.
人脉更广
She had far better contacts.
她拥有康茂德毫不知情的资源 可随意支配
She had resources at her disposal that Commodus didn't even know existed.
然而随着皇权受到质疑
But with the throne being called into question,
卢西娜知道她的抱负可能落空
Lucilla knows her ambitions are in jeopardy.
卢西娜是康茂德的姐姐 比他大12岁
Lucilla was Commodus's older sister 12 years older.
因此她习惯 在罗马的顶层社会占有一席之地
And so she was used to having a place at the top table in Roman society.
可是面对弟弟康茂德
But she certainly seems to have been slightly jealous
将要继承的巨大权力
of the increasingly powerful role
她似乎有一点嫉妒
that her younger brother Commodus would have to inherit.
拿着
Here, take that.
不 好吧
No. Yes.
没人跟我说我们要走
No one told me we were leaving.
你知道了
You've heard?
我们要去哪里？
Where are we going?
我要去埃及
I'm going to Egypt.
你留在这里
You're staying here.
我们不能完全放弃罗马
We can't abandon Rome completely.
我要采取行动 保证我们的安全
And there are things I need to do, to secure our safety.
在埃及？
In Egypt.
你要去找阿维狄乌斯卡西乌斯
You're seeing Avidius Cassius.
我是在保护我们的家人
I'm doing what I need to do to protect our family.
为了保护康茂德 你要把我一个人留在这里
So to protect Commodus, you'll leave me here by myself.
我知道这很危险
I know it's dangerous.
可是我们还有什么选择呢？
But what other choice do we have?
我的斗篷
My cloak.
我会尽快回来的
I will return as quickly as I can.
我们会团聚的 我们都会安全的
We will all be together. We will all be safe!
相信我
Trust me.
走吧
Go!
一旦皇帝去世
Any member of the imperial family
所有皇室成员都将面临潜在的危险
is potentially in danger when the Emperor dies.
皇帝下台 家人遭受灭门之灾
It is extremely common for emperors
这种事相当常见
who fall from power to have their entire family wiped out.
福斯蒂娜决心保护家人 维护自己的权力
Determined to protect her family and secure her own power,
她开始了一个计划
Faustina sets a plan in motion.
皇后没有坐以待毙
Instead of waiting for an overthrow,
而是计划马上离开罗马城
the Empress plans to leave her city...immediately.
她向南跋涉超过1600公里
Traveling more than 1,000 miles south...
穿越地中海前往帝国最遥远的属国之一
across the Mediterranean to one of the Empire's furthest regions...
埃及
Egypt.
作为全世界最富有的属国之一
One of the wealthiest territories in the world,
埃及是主要的谷类产地之一
Egypt is one of the leading producers of grain,
拥有北半球最大的港口之一
and is home to one of the largest ports in the Northern Hemisphere.
由一万五千名罗马士兵守卫
Guarded by more than 15,000 Roman soldiers,
管理者是帝国第二有权势的人
and run by the second most powerful man in the Empire,
埃及总督阿维狄乌斯卡西乌斯
Egyptian governor Avidius Cassius.
埃及是皇帝的私人属国
Egypt was the personal territory
事实上埃及是他的财产
of the Emperor. It was actually his estate,
卡西乌斯奉命控制埃及
and Cassius was tasked with keeping control of Egypt,
从本质上说是控制皇帝的私人土地
essentially keeping control of the Emperor's own private lands.
他受到皇室信任 身处核心集团
He had been trusted by the family.He had been in the inner circle.
长官 您要的报告
Sir...The report you requested.
我要你加倍港口的守卫人数
I want you to double the guards at the port.