So ancient Rome, it's set in ancient Rome means, oh, what now we know that the story takes place in ancient Rome.

所以古罗马，它以古罗马为背景就意味着，哦，现在我们知道这个故事发生在古罗马。

It's set in ancient Rome, for example.

例如它以古罗马为背景。

Before ancient Rome, before Christ, I mean these trees were -- were mature.

在古罗马之前，在基督之前，这些树就已经长成了。

Was it… a) Ancient Egypt, b) Ancient Greece, or c) Ancient Rome?

是a)古埃及，b)古希腊，还是c)古罗马？

How do we know about the gods and myths of ancient Rome?

我们是如何知道古罗马的神和神话的？

Was it a) Ancient Egypt, b) Ancient Greece, or c) Ancient Rome?

是 A. 古埃及，B.古希腊，还是 C. 古罗马？

Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.

许多被征服的国家必须给古罗马帝国的统治者进贡。

One of the most famous places in ancient Rome was the Circus Maximus.

古罗马最有名的地点之一就是马克西穆斯角斗场。

The earliest ones that we can trace are from ancient Greece and ancient Rome.

我们能追溯到最早的兜帽上衣，是在古希腊和古罗马的时候。

Back in Ancient Rome, they threw Christians to the lions in the Colosseum for sport.

在古罗马，基督徒被扔去斗兽场与狮子搏斗。

Besides, the instructor's talking about road construction in ancient Rome, and nothing could be more boring.

而且老师正在讲古罗马造路的内容，没什么比这个更无聊了。

They might not look like much, but these are in fact texts from ancient Rome.

他们看起来也许不像，但是这些实际上是来自古罗马时代的文字。

But, of course, the Byzantine Empire didn't just rest on the laurels of Ancient Rome.

但当然，拜占庭帝国没有在罗马帝国的桂冠下止步不前。

The Greek hero Heracles became a prominent god in ancient Rome; famously known today as Hercules.

希腊英雄赫拉克勒斯在变为古罗马一位杰出的神；今天著名的赫拉克勒斯。

Well, we refer to the English alphabet as having Roman characters, so I'm going with Ancient Rome.

好吧，我们称英语字母表有罗马字符，所以我选择古罗马。

And that crisis was happening not in ancient Rome, but here and now, in Louis XVI's France.

而这场危机并非发生在古罗马，而是此时此地路易十六的法国。

You can date deviled eggs back to Ancient Rome where they were served as an appetizer among the wealthy.

魔鬼蛋可追溯到古罗马时期，那时候富人们把它当做开胃菜。

The lifespan of ancient Rome can be divided into three major periods, the regal, the republican, and the imperial.

王政、共和国和帝国。

This comes from Ancient Rome, when people believed burning ears and other sensations signaled current or future events.

这是来自古罗马，人们相信“燃烧着的耳朵”和其他一些感觉预示着当前或者未来的一些事情。

Experts on ancient Rome believe the fountain once stood in the garden of the general and statesman Julius Caesar.

古罗马专家认为，该喷泉曾经立在将军与政治家凯撒大帝的花园里。