纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 035奥古斯都头像(5)

But there was further humiliation¹ to come. The indomitable Candace sent ambassadors to negotiate the terms of a peace settlement.

但这场羞辱仍未结束。强硬的坎迪斯派使者去协商和平条款。

The case ended up before Augustus himself, who granted the ambassadors pretty much everything they asked for. He had secured the Pax Romana, but at a considerable price.

最后奥古斯都亲自处理此事，几乎答应了使者的所有要求。他以极高的代价维护了罗马的和平。

It was the action of a shrewd, calculating political operator, who then used the official Roman propaganda machine to airbrush this setback² out of the picture.

作为精明的政治领导者，他随后让强大的帝国宣传机器把这段故事抹掉了。

Augustus's career became the imperial blueprint³ of how to achieve and retain power. And a key part of retaining power was the management of his image.

奥古斯都的一生成了统治者如何获取并保有权力的范本。经营自身形象是巩固权力的关键。

Here's Susan Walker again:

苏珊沃尔克这样描述：

He always looked exactly as he did on the day that he became Augustus, and he presented himself very modestly.

除了展示自己成为奥古斯都那日的形象之外，他其余的形象都颇为谦逊。

He often showed himself wearing the Roman toga, and drew it over his head to show his piety⁴.

他经常以穿着罗马宽松外袍的形象示人，用袍子罩住头部以示虔诚。

And sometimes he was shown as a general leading his troops into battle, even though he never actually personally did so.

有时他的形象是一个即将带领队伍投入战斗的将领，但事实上他从未亲征过。

And this was a very enduring image; we have surviving even today over 250 images of Augustus, which come from all over the Roman Empire,

我们拥有来自罗马帝国的超过250种奥古斯都雕像。

and they are pretty much the same-the variations are really not very significant. So the portrait was very, very recognisable, and very enduring.

面部形象大致相同，辨识度极高，且历久弥新。

1 humiliation   

n.羞辱

参考例句：

• He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
• He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。

2 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

3 blueprint   

n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划

参考例句：

• All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
• The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

4 piety   

n.虔诚，虔敬

参考例句：

• They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.他们去教堂不是出于虔诚而是出于好奇。
• Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness.经验使我们看到虔诚与善意之间有着巨大的区别。