罗马帝国：鲜血的统治（2016）

卡西乌斯狄奥和昆提亚诺 都在马克奥里利乌斯政♥权♥下服务过
Cassius Dio and Quintianus both serve under Marcus Aurelius.
他们支持皇帝的军事资金要求
And by supporting the Emperor's request for military funds,
是为了要维持自己的权力
they look to maintain power of their own.
卡西乌斯狄奥和昆提亚诺 都是很有权力的罗马政客
Cassius Dio and Quintianus were both powerful Roman politicians.
他们都是元老
They were both Senators.
卡西乌斯狄奥本来是要当执政官的
Cassius Dio was actually to become a consul.
昆提亚诺则带领罗马 成功扩张至日耳曼尼亚
Quintianus had led the successful Roman campaign into Germania.
所以大家会向他们 寻求带领、建议和支持
So people looked to them for leadership, for advice, for patronage.
他们两个都处于罗马政♥治♥的中心
Both men were at the heart of Roman politics.
对奥里利乌斯来说 与元老谈判 对他儿子来说是很重要的一次经历
For Aurelius, negotiating with the Senate is an important lesson for his son.
但在康茂德可以继承王位前
But before he can assume the throne,
他必须要先有皇后协助他治理王国
Commodus must have an empress who will aid in his rule.
我们在看罗马的皇帝和家庭时
When we're looking at Rome's Emperors and their families,
会发现结婚对象 几乎全都是父母指定的
it's almost exclusively arranged marriages.
所以这些决定不是以爱情为基础
So these decisions were not made very much on the basis of love.
罗马精英阶层世世代代中
Almost all, really, virtually all of the marriages
几乎所有的婚姻
one has seen for generations amongst Rome's elite
都是基于政♥治♥和朝代的原因而促成的
are for political, dynastic purposes.
罗马帝国的上流社会 是很讲究门当户对的
The high society of the Roman Empire, was a highly aristocratic one.
所以在选择帝王家庭中
And it was therefore necessary, when choosing a spouse,
王子或公主的伴侣时
either for a prince or a princess in the Imperial household
必须要选择门当户对的贵族
to choose somebody of considerable aristocratic prestige.
出生在罗马最具影响力家庭之一
Born into one of Rome's most influential families,
布鲁提雅克丽丝碧娜是 马克奥里利乌斯最亲近的顾问的女儿
Bruttia Crispina is the daughter of one of Marcus Aurelius's closest advisors,
她被皇帝选为他儿子的对象 作为一次战略联姻
and is chosen by the Emperor as a strategic match for his son.
布鲁提雅克丽丝碧娜的家族 影响力极大
Bruttia Crispina was from a very powerful family.
她爸爸当过两次执政官
Her father has been consul twice.
聪明的皇帝需要罗马社会中 最有影响力的人的支持
A clever emperor needed the support of the most powerful people in Roman society,
通常就是元老阶级
who tended to be the Senatorial class,
这样他就能确定在自己过世后
and so he knows then that when he himself dies,
康茂德继承他的王位时
Commodus will be able to inherit a situation where the movers
罗马政界的大人物都会支持他
and shakers in Roman politics are there to support him.
很抱歉
My apologies.
我并非刻意迟到 但我们来了
I did not mean to be delayed, but... here we are.
可以暂时不管帝国的事情真不错
I must say, it's good to take a break from all the matters of the Empire
来顿简单的私人社交午餐
with this simple, private, social lunch.
这次见面就像我去元老院一样重要
This gathering is as important as any meeting I've taken in the Senate.
你说是不是啊 康茂德？
Don't you think so, Commodus?
当然是
I do.
但我也认为今天天气很好
But I also think it's a beautiful day.
我想要带克丽丝碧娜去看兰花
I would love to show Crispina some of the Palace orchids.
要不要来点酒？
Would you care for more wine?
就一点吧
Perhaps a little.
这段婚姻会让康茂德离王位更近一步
The marriage will bring Commodus one step closer to the throne,
确保他在帝国内的权力和支持
securing his power and support within the Empire.
但是这桩姻缘 对想增加影响力的人来说是个威胁
But the union is also a threat to anyone looking to gain influence,
包含康茂德的姐姐卢西娜
including Commodus's sister, Lucilla.
卢西娜或许是当时罗马帝国
Lucilla had been the perhaps most visible powerful woman
最有权利的女人
in the Roman Empire at the time.
克丽丝碧娜在某种程度上 抢走了她的位子
And Crispina may have, in a way, sort of usurped her position.
几个月后 康茂德和克丽丝碧娜就要结婚
Within months, Commodus and Crispina will be married...
举办传统的罗马帝国皇家婚礼
in a ceremony traditional of royal weddings in the Roman Empire.
当皇室家庭成员结婚时
When a member of the royal family is married,
男女双方家庭必须签订合约
an agreement is signed between the two families.
他们互换礼物
Gifts are exchanged
而这段婚姻也会被大众祝福
and the union is honored by the general public.
康茂德和克丽丝碧娜的婚姻
For Commodus and Crispina,
就是透过铸币来纪念
the wedding is commemorated with minted coins...
罗马最棒的作曲家也为他们欢颂
and a commissioned song by one of Rome's best composers.
但在帝国迎接新皇后的同时
But while the Empire welcomes a new empress,
皇宫里却不是所有人都在庆祝
not everyone in the palace is celebrating.
这段婚姻缔结了十分重要的结盟
The marriage secures a valuable alliance,
但当帝国的未来开始在罗马发展
but as the Empire's future begins to settle in Rome...
在数百里外
hundreds of miles away,
在马克奥里利乌斯 和康茂德没有参与作战的情况下
with the absence of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus on the battlefield,
和日耳曼部落的战争变得更加激烈
the war against the Germanic tribes has escalated.
罗马军反击得很吃力
The Roman army is struggling to fight back.
日耳曼部落的哥德人
The Goths, this Germanic tribe,
向西前进
move westwards.
这引发了多米诺骨牌效应
And what this causes is a kind of domino effect.
导致了这些日耳曼部落
And there is a whole series of wars between groups of these German tribes
和罗马帝国之间一系列的战争
and the Roman Empire.
他们有许多不同的部落群体
They're a diverse group of tribes.
不是像面对波斯帝国的时候
It's not like dealing with the Persian Empire,
只需要抵挡一个政♥府♥、一支军队
where you're just dealing with one government, one army.
这些部落会结盟 也会彼此起冲突
They form alliances, they fall out with each other.
所以这是一场旷日持久的战争 而且代价十分高昂
And so the war proves to be very long, costly.
身为皇帝的战时顾问
As the Emperor's wartime advisor,
以及受人尊敬的军事领袖
and a respected military leader,
佩蒂奈克斯负责代理皇帝的职务
Pertinax has acted in the Emperor's place.
但因为罗马军节节败退
But with the Roman army losing ground,
他传达了战况危急的讯息 给马克奥里利乌斯
he sends word of the mounting struggle to Marcus Aurelius.
边界遭入侵和军方伤亡的消息 传回了罗马
News of invasions along the border and Roman casualties travel to Rome.
奥里利乌斯和康茂德 知道自己别无选择
And Aurelius and Commodus know they have no choice...
必须回到战争前线
but to head back to the front lines.
在马克奥里利乌斯统治期间
In the reign of Marcus Aurelius,
军事攻击主要都是被动的
the military campaigns were mainly reactive.
不是要主动对外侵略 只是要守住罗马的边界
These were not campaigns of conquest. These were to solidify Rome's borders.
这是马克奥里利乌斯被迫要做的
And these were forced upon Marcus Aurelius.
（日耳曼尼亚 罗马军营）
现在必须多方作战 抵挡数个敌方
Now facing a war with multiple fronts against several battling armies,
马克奥里利乌斯必须想出办法
Marcus Aurelius must come up with a plan.
第三军团往西走
The third legion two leagues...
第七军团往东走
west to the seventh legion,
我们就把他们困在这里
two leagues east, we'll trap them. Right there.
遵命 -谢谢各位
Yes, sir. -Thank you, gentlemen.
我会给野蛮人一些颜色看看
I'll give the Barbarians something.
他们不会轻易放弃的
They don't give in easily.
我们能打败他们吗？
Can we defeat them?
战场上见分晓
We'll find out on the battlefield.
或者是那些懦夫进行突袭的其他地方
Or wherever these cowards decide to crawl out from under their rocks.
他们真的把我们包围了吗？
Is it true they have us surrounded?
他们没有成功把我们包围
They do not have us surrounded.
他们让我们很不安
They do have us unsettled,
只是因为我当初不在这里 带领军队直接反击
only because I wasn't here to lead a... a direct counter attack here.
如果我们没回罗马
If we hadn't gone back to Rome,
就不会落到这个窘境了
we wouldn't be in this predicament.
但我们当时必须回罗马
But we had to go back to Rome.
我们必须回去
We had to go back.
没错，是这样没错
Yes, yes we did.
但如果我们不用…
But if we hadn't-
这不是母亲的错
This isn't mother's fault.
不要扭曲我的意思
Don't put words in my mouth.
不然你是什么意思？
What are you trying to say, then?
我的意思是…
I'm saying--
她去了你的帐篷寻求原谅
She went to your tent to ask for forgiveness.
你母亲自己做出了决定
Your mother made a decision.
可你拒绝了吗？
Did you refuse?
别想把这怪到我头上
Do not lay the blame at my feet.
父亲
Father? Father, Father...
父亲！
Father!
来人啊！
Help!
他突然倒下来
He just collapsed.
多年来的战争侵蚀着罗马帝国的边界
For years, war has ravaged the borders of the Roman Empire...
也给罗马帝国的皇帝造成了巨大损耗
and taken a toll on its Emperor.
但在冲突开始后将近十年
But nearly a decade after the conflict began,
马克奥里利乌斯 还得和另一个敌人缠斗
Marcus Aurelius is fighting another deadly enemy.
它横扫了全罗马帝国
One sweeping through the Empire
且造成了人♥民♥严重死伤
and wreaking havoc on the human population.
那就是瘟疫
The plague.
安东尼瘟疫在过去15年来 在罗马帝国造成了严重死伤