来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第13集 第13集》
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but which came to involve Athens但最终雅典也卷入了战争 -
at the famous Battle of Marathon in 490,在公元前490年著名的马拉松战役中参战 -
and I'd like to tell you today今天我要和你们说的主题 -
about the rise of the Persian Empire,就是波斯帝国的崛起 -
and its conflict with the Greeks,以及它与希腊的冲突 -
and concluding with the account of that battle.并把马拉松战役的结束作为结尾 -
First,some terminology.首先 先明确一些术语 -
The Persians were what the Greeks called them波斯人的称呼是由希腊人起的 -
and that was appropriate.这很恰当 -
They were very close cousins of the people,他们是另一民族的近亲 -
who lived right next to them or among them,那个民族生活在他们当中或者邻近地区 -
called the Medes.称为米堤亚人