either it had already been unified by

它要么已经被俾斯麦统一
Bismarck or nationalists were demanding that

要么是那些民族主义者
these little states all be brought together into

在要求那些小州被融合进一个伟大的
a great German empire and that's where Droysen was.

德意志帝国这就是德罗伊森当时的环境
The future, Droysen said, was with Philip.

德罗伊森说未来是属于菲利普的
Demosthenes was a reactionary trying to retain things that were--

德摩斯梯尼想保护那些过时的东西
whose time had come and gone.

这想法是守旧的
What was needed was the unification of the ancient Mediterranean and

未来的趋势是古地中海区域统一的大局
this was a step in that direction.

菲利普正是朝着这一方向迈出了一步
Why was it necessary to have a unification of the ancient Mediterranean?

为什么统一古地中海如此重要呢
As would finally be accomplished,

这个目标最终实现了
not by Philip and Macedon, but by the Romans,

不是由菲利普和马其顿而是罗马人