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because other civilizations after a time,

因为其它文明在经过一段时间后
had one great power that was

总会有一股强权
able to dominate the entire region.

来统领全部地域
Egypt being the best example,

埃及就是最好的例证
so that no longer was war possible,

所以当和平年代到来时
but the flip side of that is, there was also

其对立面必然显现即总有另一件事物
another thing that was impossible -- freedom.

变得难以实现那就是自由
In Greece you have a lot of war

在希腊存在着无数战争
and you have a lot of freedom,

但同时也存在着无限自由
and all of that is tied up, I think very much,

我认为战争和自由之所以
with the development of this

紧密相连密不可分
very special thing called the polis.

是因为城邦这一特殊事物的维系