When they're through and had reached their peak,

当他们赢得竞争到达权利的顶峰时
their notion of monarchy is something fit for barbarians,

他们所谓的君主制其实更适合于异邦人
but not for Greeks. A free man may not live under a monarchy,

而不是希腊人君主统治下不存在自由人
and the roots of that, I think, are visible in Homer.

这个想法的根源可以在《荷马史诗》中找到
In passing, I just want to say that Homer, of course,

顺便提一下我只想说《荷马史诗》
is the basic text, the basic document for all Greek

毫无疑问是古希腊一切文献资料的基石
thinking in every area that you can imagine

贯穿了希腊的整个历史
throughout the rest of Greek history.

无论是在你能想象到的任何领域
Over time,

随着时间流逝
it becomes not the only one, but it never ceases to be the best known,

它虽然不是唯一的但却一直是其中最知名
the most influential, and the most powerful.

最有影响力和最权威的
If it were a religious document primarily we would speak of it

如果以宗教为其命名的话我们可以称其为