古今文明(6)  

作　　者：陈其[1] 

机构地区：[1]人民教育出版社

出　　处：《中学历史教学》2008年第1期109-110,共2页History Teaching in Middle Schools

摘　　要：同时，一个新势力——罗马，一直在意大利半岛上发展着。经过五个世纪的温和的成长，这个城市国家开始了史无前例的扩张事业。罗马军力强大，还拥有同样杰出的管理艺术、法律智慧、工程和交通方面实践性艺术的独创性。这些天份和能力使罗马人得以建立起地中海帝国，它一直延续到公元5世纪。或许，罗马帝国最伟大的成就是能够熟练地统治政治统一中千差万别的文化。我们受惠于罗马人对古典文化的保持与传播，因为希腊一罗马文化遗产是西方文明的基础。Meanwhile,a new power -- Rome -- had been developing on the Italian peninsula. After five centuries of modest growth, this city-state embarked on a career of unprecedented expansion. The splendor of Roman arms was matched by skill in administration, wisdom in law, and ingenuity in the practical arts of engineering and communication. These talents and abilities enabled the Romans to erect a Mediterranean empire, which survived until the fifth C.E. Probably the greatest achievement of the Roman Empire was the skillful governing of a diversity of cultures within a political unity. To Romans we owe a debt for preserving and disseminating classical culture, for the legacy of Greco-Roman culture is the foundation of Western civilization.

关 键 词：西方文明 英文 历史 管理艺术 罗马帝国 古典文化 意大利半岛 罗马人 

分 类 号：G634.51[文化科学—教育学]