只有对战争一无所知的人 才会赞美战争（古希腊诗人 品达）
公元15年罗马帝国空前繁荣
The year is 15 CE and the Roman Empire is prospering.
主要功劳归于罗马皇帝
Most of the credit will go to the emperor,
如果没有像Servius Felix这样的忠诚小兵
but this success wouldn’t have been possible
是不可能取得这等成功的
without loyal soldiers like Servius Felix.
legionary n. 军团士兵
本片主人公Servius在8年前参军 当时18岁
Servius enlisted as a legionary eight years ago at age 18,
作为没有前途的贫农之子 他不得不走这条路
the son of a poor farmer with few prospects.
与大多数士兵不同 他不拿军饷去赌博
Unlike the majority of legionaries, he doesn’t gamble,
而是把大部分钱保存下来
so he’s been able to save most of his wages.
viaticum n. 旅费；临终圣餐
甚至存下参军补贴
He’s even kept his viaticum,
入伍时时获得的三枚金币
the three gold coins he received when he enlisted.
如果他能够活到退休 可以买到几英亩的土地
If he survives until retirement, he’ll receive several acres of land.
还有家乡他喜欢的女孩也长大了
And he’s grown rather fond of a girl back home
并打算和她结婚
whom he intends to marry.
但这都要等他完成25年的服役
But he’ll have to wait until he completes his 25 years of service
才有可能去做
before that can happen.
军旅生涯不仅艰辛而且还有生命危险
And the life of a legionary is dangerous and grueling.
今天Servius的军团和另外三个军团一起
Today, Servius’s legion, along with three others,
Roman pace 罗马步（古罗马一种长度单位）
执行3万罗马步的长途行军
has undertaken a “great march” of 30,000 Roman paces,
相当于36公里
the equivalent of nearly 36 kilometers.
Servius战甲和武器有
Servius’s armor and weapons,
短剑
including his gladius,
盾牌
scutum,
和两个短矛
and two pila,
这些总重量超过20公斤
weigh over 20 kilograms.
这还不包括背包或行军包
And that’s not counting his backpack, or sarcina,
里面装有食物和扎营所需的工具
which contains food and all the tools he needs to help build the camp –
铲子
spade,
锯子
saw,
镐子
pickaxe,
和篮子
and basket.
尽管Servius累了 但他今晚还是没得睡
Although Servius is exhausted, he won’t sleep much tonight.
被分配到值守第一班
He’s been assigned the first watch,
这需要看好物资和马匹
which means looking after the baggage animals
ambush n. 伏击
以及随时预警任何偷袭
and keeping alert against a possible ambush.
值完班后 他担心新的一天 一直睡不着
After he’s done, he lies awake, dreading the day ahead,
使得他想起最可怕的噩梦
which will force him to recall his worst nightmare.
黎明时分 Servius与他的七个同帐篷士兵一直吃早饭
At dawn, Servius eats breakfast with his seven tent companions.
他们就像家人一样 每个人都有共同战斗过留下的伤疤
They’re like a family, all bearing scars from the battles they’ve fought together.
Servius来自意大利
Servius is from Italia,
但是他的战友来自​​帝国的各个地方
but his fellow soldiers hail from all over the empire,
从叙利亚到西班牙都有
which stretches from Syria to Spain.
而此时他们都在远离家乡的日耳曼北部
So they’re all far from home in the northern land of Germania.
今天Servius的军团和另外三个一起
Servius’s legion and three others with him today
Emperor Tiberius 提比略大帝（罗马帝国第二任皇帝）
听命于提比略大帝的侄子日尔曼尼库斯
are under the command of Emperor Tiberius’s nephew Germanicus,
日尔曼尼库斯的名字来自于其父亲在日耳曼部落的战功
named for his father’s military successes against the Germanic tribes.
每个兵团约有5千名士兵
Each legion has close to 5,000 men,
分成若干个约500人的大队（千夫团）
divided into cohorts of about 500,
进一步分为80-100人的小队（百夫团）
further subdivided into centuries of around 80-100 men.
每个小队都由一个百夫长领导
Each century is commanded by a centurion.
每个兵团都配备一名鹰旗旗手
An aquilifer, or eagle-bearer, marches at the head of each legion
负责举鹰旗
carrying its eagle standard.
belt out 引吭高歌
小队行军走过中营时 要大声喊口号
The centurions march beside the legionaries belting out orders,
德克斯 西恩 德克斯 西恩
“Dex, sin, dex, sin,"
右 左 右 左
“Right, left, right, left,"
从右脚开始 因为左脚被认为是不幸或不吉利
starting with the right foot as the left is considered unlucky or sinister.
尽管纪律严明 但仍弥漫着焦虑的气氛
Despite the strict discipline, there’s tension in the air.
Last year, some legions in the area revolted,
去年 该区域一些兵团有士兵骚乱
要求更高的军饷和更短兵役期限
demanding better pay and a cut in the length of service.
charisma n. 魅力；非凡领导力
但仅仅靠将军的魅力和谈判技巧
Only their general’s charisma and negotiating skills
mutiny n. 兵变；暴动
阻止了一场大规模的兵变
prevented wholesale mutiny.
今天就仅仅是“30公里行军”
Today is a “just march,” only 30 kilometers.
当队伍到达帝国道路系统之外的日耳曼沼泽和森林里时
As the marshes and forests of Germania lie beyond the empire’s road system
士兵们必须自行修建道路和桥梁来确保队伍通行
the men must build causeways and bridges to make headway—
他们近期花在这些事情上的时间比战斗都多
something they’ve recently spent more time doing than fighting.
终于他们到达了目的地 Servius对这个地方很熟悉
Finally, they arrive at their destination, a place Servius knows too well.
clearing n. 空地
这是条顿堡森林外围清理出来的一块地方
It’s a clearing on the outskirts of the Teutoburg Forest,
Emperor Augustus 奥古斯都大帝（罗大帝国第一任皇帝，即屋大维）
6年前 那是奥古斯都皇帝统治时期
where six years ago, during the reign of the Emperor Augustus,
日耳曼部落在酋长Arminius领导下崛起
Germanic tribes under their chieftain Arminius
偷袭并摧毁3个军团
ambushed and destroyed three legions.
罗马军团在森林里狭窄道路上行军时
Proceeding along a narrow path,
torrential adj. 倾盆大雨的
同时下着暴雨 军团受到了偷袭
the legions were attacked from forest cover under torrential rain
撤退的道路又遭堵塞
with their escape blocked.
这是罗马人遭受到最惨的失败之一
It was one of the worst defeats the Romans ever suffered
也是奥古斯都大帝最难忘的事情
and Augustus never lived it down.
Servius是少数幸存者之一
Servius was one of the few survivors.
战友们的尸体躺成一片的样子仍然出现在Servius的梦魇中
Servius still has nightmares of his comrades lying where they fell.
现在军队回来 以隆重的军葬礼掩埋死者
But now the army is back to bury the dead with full military honors.
在他去完成这项任务时
As he helps in the task,
他忍不住去想手中的尸骨是否就是他认识那些战友的
he can’t help wondering whether the bones he handles belonged to someone he knew.
push on with 坚决进行下去
有些时候他都想大哭一场 但最终他坚定的完成了任务
Several times he wants to weep aloud, but he pushes on with the task.
帝国的荣耀可以都归于乌鸦
The glory of the Empire can go to the crows.
如果众神能让他活过接下来的17年的话
All he craves is to retire on a small farm with his wife-to-be,
他只想退伍和他未来的妻子一起经营个小农场
if the gods should spare his life for 17 more years.