来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：新约及其历史背景 第3集 第3集》

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  it would also be listed in Greek.
  铭文都附有希腊语
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  So Romans who ruled in the East were expected to speak Greek.
  因此统治东方的罗马人需要会说希腊语
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  And by this time all educated Roman men were expected
  那时所有受过教育的罗马男性
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  to be able to speak Greek, well if possible.
  要能说希腊语 说得流利更好
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  So the Romans didn't try to make the East Roman,
  古罗马人没有试图让东部罗马化
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  in that sense, culturally, nor did they try to change the language.
  因此在文化上他们也没有想要改变语言
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  Greek language, culture, and religions,
  没有要改变希腊语 希腊文化和宗教
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  different religions and the syncretism,
  或者是不同的宗教以及宗教融合
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  Greek education, the polis structure --
  或是希腊式教育以及城邦的社会结构
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  all of these things remained in the East throughout
  罗马人保留了东部所有的希腊遗存
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  the Roman rule of the East, all the way up until the time
  直到后来
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  you had a Christian emperor with Constantine, and later.
  出现了一个基督徒君王 康斯坦丁