Section 495 takes off the mask
I continued to say: "Indeed, ancient Rome is really the peak of literature and art, and many things in our modern society have been profoundly influenced by ancient Rome, and Roman culture is a treasure in the world's classical culture. Of course, the ancient Greek and Roman civilization not only had an impact on the architecture, language, and ideology of later generations, if you use one sentence to summarize the influence of ancient Greek and Roman civilization on modern civilization, that is, ancient Greek and Roman civilization is the source of Western civilization, and almost all aspects of modern culture can be traced back to ancient Greek and Roman culture, and have created huge spiritual wealth for all mankind in philosophy, literature, architecture, etc. First of all, architecture is one of the most obvious influences. Its architectural structure is a column-beam system, consisting of three types of columns: Doric, Ionic and Kosling. The characteristics of the Dolic column style are relatively thick, strong, relatively simple, there is no column base, the column body has 20 grooves, and the column head is not decorated, and the Dolic column is also known as the male column. The Ionic column is characterized by its slender beauty, with 24 grooves and a pair of downward cartouches at the capital, and the Ionic column is also known as the female column. The Kosling column is more slender than the Lebi Eroni column, and the capitals are decorated with grassy leaves, resembling a flower basket full of flowers and plants. Compared with the Ioni column, the Corinthian column is more decorative, and all kinds of high-rise buildings in our modern society are inseparable from the influence of ancient Roman architectural style. Second, the languages of ancient Greece and Rome have had a great influence on modern Western culture. First of all, ancient Greek, its noun adjectives have sexual numbers, case conjugations, verbs have conjugations, grammatical structures are very complex, basically all modern Western languages inherit the characteristics of ancient Greek, including our most commonly used English, after development, it has become a minimalist language, although it does not have sexual numbers, cases, verb conjugations, but English vocabulary borrows a lot of ancient Greek words, open the English etymology dictionary. On the other hand, ancient Greek is a very logical language, the rationality and scientific spirit of the ancient Greek philosophers of science benefited from their language, so they have such brilliant works, due to the influence of ancient Greek, the logic of Western languages is relatively strong, so modern Westerners emphasize logic, are good at reasoning and analysis, like to find rules, innovation. The ancient Romans were good at learning from others, and inherited and developed the culture of ancient Greece in its entirety, including their language Latin, which is derived from the Greek alphabet, and Latin inherited the characteristics of ancient Greek dative dative verb conjugation. The influence of Latin on Western languages is self-evident, Western languages are basically alphabetic scripts, and these letters are developed from the Latin alphabet, and many Western language vocabulary borrows a lot of Latin words, in addition, Latin is the language that has the deepest influence on Western scholarship and religion, and after Christianity is widely spread in Europe, Latin is more deeply influential, from the European Middle Ages to the early 20th century Roman Catholicism is the common language, and most of the academic papers are written in Latin. Moreover, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome have had a profound influence on the modern West. On the one hand, ancient Greco-Roman mythology had an impact on the minds of Westerners. On the other hand, ancient Greco-Roman mythology is reflected in astronomical geography, many place names, mountain names, and the names of eight of the nine planets also come from Greco-Roman mythology, and not only that, but ancient Greco-Roman mythology also had a great influence on the English language. In terms of education, it is undoubtedly a success, and it is worth learning from today. In the early republican period, the Roman economy was mainly based on agriculture, and wars with neighboring countries were frequent, so Roman education in this period was mainly characterized by peasant-soldier education, and family education was the main form of education. In the late republican period, Rome's industry and commerce developed to a certain extent, and in the process of absorbing and digesting Greek culture and education, it was transformed to promote the development of Roman school education. At that time, there were two school systems in Rome, the Greek school and the Latin school. There are two types of Greek language schools: Greek grammar schools, which are secondary schools, and Greek rhetoric schools, which are higher educational. At the same time, there is a distinction between Latin grammar schools, which are of a secondary nature, and Latin rhetoric schools, which are of a higher education. Among them, the Latin Rhetoric School admits graduates of grammar schools aged 16~18, with the main purpose of cultivating eloquents, and the main content of learning is the works of ancient writers and rhetoric, as well as subjects such as dialectics, history, law, mathematics, astronomy, geometry, ethics and music. Greek culture and education were transformed by Rome to have an impact on later Europe. They carried forward the Greeks' lyceum education and created a series of very sound educational systems. Including primary and tertiary education. This forward-looking system continues to this day and has become the mainstay of education in all countries. It is worth mentioning that higher education in Rome, then known as the Lyceum, was the precursor to the modern university, and it emphasized moral education, stating that teachers should be both knowledgeable and role models for students in life. This kind of thinking of teaching and educating people with both ability and political integrity has been inherited by later generations. Therefore, the ancient Roman civilization is really advanced, and the civilization of our modern society must be traced back to this. β
Duan Gongzi continued: "It is true that in the early days of ancient Roman culture, it was influenced by Etruscan and Greek culture in its own tradition, and it was self-contained, absorbing its essence and merging it. After the 3rd century BC, Rome became a great power in the Mediterranean, and its culture was highly developed. The Latin alphabet became the basis for the creation of writing by many peoples. Roman law and jurisprudence have had a profound impact on countries around the world. The Latin prose represented by Caesar and Cicero, and the Roman poetry represented by Virgil, Horace, Ovid and others are the objects of study by scholars from all over the world. Christianity, which arose and developed in the Roman Empire, had a profound impact on the development of human culture in general and in Europe in particular. The famous historian Tacitus is the author of the Chronicles, the History, and the Germania Chronicles, while Livy is the author of the History of Rome, and Appian, who was the governor of Egypt in the Roman Empire, is also the author of the famous History of Rome. At the same time, Julius Caesar himself wrote a series of third-person accounts of the wars, such as the Gallic Wars. The philosopher Lucretius's "On the Nature of Things" is the only work that has been handed down to this day to expound the ancient atomic theory, and the "Natural History" written by the famous scholar Pliny the Elder is an important document for the study of the history of science and technology in ancient Rome. After the 3rd century AD, Rome's economy and politics entered a crisis stage, and culture gradually declined. At the same time, Christianity spread rapidly, and Christian culture began to take shape. Ancient Roman culture had a considerable influence on the culture of Western countries in later generations.
By the way, it is natural for us in the NSA to be familiar with various laws and regulations, so I paid special attention to the calendar of ancient Rome, and one of the most important contributions of ancient Rome to Western civilization was its complete legal system, including civil law, natural law, and state relations law. From the second to the sixth centuries AD, the Roman Law underwent a process of continuous supplementation and improvement, until 534 AD under the auspices of the Eastern Roman Empire King Justinian was compiled and promulgated and implemented. The Code's influence on Western civilization is considered second only to the Bible, and its basic ideas and principles have been incorporated into the laws of the West and countries around the world. The early Roman state had only customary law, not written law. The birth of written law was marked by the promulgation of the Law of the Twelve Tables. Then there was the law of citizenship, the scope of which was limited to Roman citizens, the Roman law and the universal law of men, which regulated the relations between Roman citizens: in the course of ancient Rome's external expansion, gradually formed a law that was universally applicable to all free people within the Roman rule. The 6th-century Civil Law Summa marked the final completion of the Roman legal system.
The Roman poet Horace once sang: Greece was taken captive, and the captured Greece captured the savage victors, and literature and art moved into the wilderness. With the continuous expansion of the Roman Empire, foreign religions spread everywhere, the most influential of which was Christianity that appeared in Rome in about 40 AD, from the time of its appearance, Christianity soon arose throughout the Roman Empire, and at this time the emperor of the empire urgently needed a spiritual public opinion to bind the people's minds for the needs of rule, so in the era of the last emperor Theossido, Christianity was designated as the state religion of Rome, which opened up the era of European Christianity, and until today the vast regions of the West are united by Christianity as a spiritual pillarγ In the field of art, it is expressed in architecture, sculpture and other solidified arts, as well as literature. There is a big difference in the architectural style between ancient Greece and ancient Rome. The Italian architect Bruno Savi pointed out in his "Theory of Architectural Space" that Greekism = the age of beauty, symbolizing the contemplative rest in the midst of passion, and the Romanesque = the age of force and luxury. If admiring Greek architecture is like listening to a serenade of tranquility and beauty, inspiring your deepest thinking and imagination everywhere, then ancient Roman architecture is more like a magnificent symphony, if ancient Greek architecture is a delicate and continuous unfolding, then ancient Roman architecture is a magnificent convergence. Its literature is also very brilliant, and most of its early literary creations are folk songs, and few have been handed down. True literature appeared in the 3rd century BC, and the first poet in Roman history was Andronicus. In the 2nd century BC, Roman drama flourished, and there were mainly two kinds of tragedy and comedy, the famous tragic writer was Actius, and the famous comedy writer was Protaus, etc. Latin prose also gradually emerged, and the pioneer was Cato. The Octavian period was a prosperous period for Roman literature, with famous poets such as Virgil, Horacssi, and Ovid. Virgil's early pastoral poems, known as pastoral songs, convey a deep affection for the Italian countryside. Virgil's epic poem Aeneas celebrates Rome, with the first six volumes telling the story of Aeneas leading the Troyers to Italy, and the last six books about Aeneas' conquest of Latin and the founding of Rome. The main idea is to emphasize the greatness of the Roman Empire created by Augustus. Horaci is known for his lyrical poetry, best known for his "Odes", which celebrates the traditional spirit of the Romans or the work of Augustus. Ovid's works are mostly about love. The three volumes of "Love Poems" written in the early days are about his love story with his fantasy lover Corinna. Ovid's elaborate masterpiece is The Metamorphosis, which retells the mythological story of ancient Greece and Rome, from the beginning of the creation of the universe to Caesar's final transformation into a god, and the plot is full of joy and fantasy. In 8 B.C., Ovid was exiled to the shores of the Black Sea, and during his desolate years he wrote "The Song of Sorrow" and "The Book of Pentus", expressing his longing for his homeland, and so on, and so on.
The earliest historical work of ancient Rome is the Chronicles, which were produced around the middle of the 5th century BC. The first Roman historian was Fabius Pictor. The real founder of Roman historiography was Cato, author of the Founding Chronicles. The first five volumes of the first five volumes of the General History, written by the Greek historian Polybius in the second century C.E., recounting the Punic Wars and the Roman conquests in the eastern Mediterranean, are extant, with only fragments remaining. Salustius, a historian at the end of the republican era, wrote The Catiline Conspiracy and The Jugurdah War, which recorded important historical facts about Rome in the late republican period. Famous historians of the imperial era include Levi, Tacitus, Appian, etc. The most famous exponent of the natural sciences was Pliny the Elder, author of the Natural History. The science of agriculture in ancient Rome was also relatively developed. The main representatives of the republican period were Cato and Varro, who respectively wrote "On Agriculture". In the 1st century A.D., there was an agricultural scientist Korumella, whose representative work is also called "On Agriculture". In terms of geography, maps were compiled in Octavian's time, and in the first century B.C., the Greek Strabo compiled "Geography", which summarized the geographical knowledge accumulated in the West at that time and drew a map of the world including Europe, Africa and Asia. In astronomy, Ptolemy contributed to astronomy in the second century A.D. with his Summa Astronomy, but mainly inherited and perfected geocentrism, which was later used by the Church and ruled Europe for thousands of years. In medicine, Celsus wrote a treatise on medicine at the time of Tiberius, but only fragments have been preserved. During the time of Marco Aurelius, Galen made achievements in anatomy, biology, pathology, and medicine, and his writings have long been regarded as classics in Western medical circles. In addition, in literature, sculpture, natural science, etc., the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations also provided a steady stream of inspiration and vitality for the development of Western literature and art in later generations. β
I nodded my head frequently like a chicken pecking rice, and said with admiration: "Indeed, the two civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome are the cradle of Western culture, two eternal monuments in the history of world culture, and a glorious era that Westerners talk about. The industrious people of ancient Greece and Rome used their wisdom to create breathtaking masterpieces for us, leaving us with a height that transcends both cultural and artistic history. Among them, the ancient Greek culture is the source of Roman culture, and Roman culture has continuously developed and innovated on its basis, creating many unique cultures, artistic ideas and masterpieces. Thank you Duan Gongzi for giving me a vivid and interesting lesson in ancient Roman history, if it weren't for Duan Gongzi's colorful, relishing, and moving explanations, such a complicated and boring variety, the all-encompassing Roman history seems vivid, easy to understand, otherwise I would really be too lazy to read it in books. β
I saw that Duan Gongzi's heart was like a mirror, so open and honest to me, without deception, I suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly took off my face and said to the pigskin mask: " By the way, Duan Gongzi, I also want you to see my true face of Lushan, my master once said that if someone really likes my heart, I don't have to use a mask to represent people, it seems that my master's previous thoughts and opinions are all wrong, even I have always thought that men like appearance, and they judge people by their appearance, thank you for changing my prejudice, by the way, Duan Gongzi, are you surprised, are you surprised?" Duan Gongzi was a little surprised at first, and then he smiled slightly and said happily:" That was really the icing on the cake, it was really unexpected to me, I didn't expect the Purple Moon girl to be so beautiful. Think about me alone, like duckweed floating on the sea, drifting with the waves, drifting with the wind, remembering the hometown that I can't go back to, mistaking another place as my hometown, now it's okay, with the purple moon girl, I won't feel so lonely, and I think the purple moon girl, your current appearance and when I saw you when I was a child, there is still no change, not much change, I have always remembered the glorious and tall image of you when you were a child, but all the time, I have been used to seeing you with a mask, and it is pleasing to the eye, and now you suddenly take off the mask, I suddenly feel not so used to it, but the habits are slowly formed, and it is good to see moreγ β
I smiled embarrassedly and said, "Okay, I'm a little tired now, now hurry back and rest and let's leave for Rome tomorrow." "The night is dark, the lights are blurred, the starlight is sprinkled on the sea of love, like a treasure, I am reluctant to see Duan Gongzi's back go away, I want to go back to the house to rest, suddenly remembered Xiaofei's matter, so I was busy putting on the mask again, hurriedly ran to the door of Xiaofei's room, and used the knowledge he taught me to learn and use, and opened the door lock easily in a second. "Xiaofei, why are you still sleeping soundly, the sky is about to fall, don't wake up quickly, you stupid guy, it's not good, it's completely over, and you're still sleeping like a pig here." β
Xiao Fei was confused, confused, and said sleepily: "What's the matter, how is it over, what's over? Isn't this everyone good, could it be that there is an eight-magnitude earthquake in Greece, or something out of the flying saucer, and it can't fly? Why don't you feel it at all?" I couldn't help but say: "No, it's not all, I just learned this important information, mainly what Duan Gongzi, in fact, he is also from modern society,"
Xiao Fei said happily: "That's really a great thing, this is a gratifying and congratulatory thing, which shows that no one is an island, and now we have a new partner in modern society, we should drink and talk happily, it's too late for me to be happy, what's the end, why is it not good?"
I said unhurriedly, "The key is that he is still the deputy director of the National Security Bureau, I think you are finished this time, but if you can confess and be lenient, it is estimated that you can still barely escape." He has been chasing you in modern society, and has been tracking and investigating you, he said that he will talk to you tomorrow, you have to know everything, say everything, be frank and lenient, you are also a little minion who eats together, explain clearly, there should be nothing to do with you. β
"It's over, it's really over," Xiao Fei was immediately frightened and sobered up, he looked up to the sky helplessly and let out a long roar, "It's really over, chase it, these guys from the National Security Bureau are really powerful, they can chase them so far, I really underestimate them, then what am I waiting for, thirty-six plans, go is the best policy, I have to run away quickly, these cats are coming, my poor little mouse is still waiting to be eaten, by the way, Ziyue, I treat you well, go and cover for me, I have to escape first," I sneered and said, "Where are you fleeing, this is ancient times, you don't have to be so flustered, he won't be able to send you to the bureau for a while." Xiao Fei came back to his senses at this time, and suddenly said: "Yes, this is ancient times, he is a weak person, and none of us can go back, I am afraid of what he will do, now it is ancient times, I measure that he is helpless against me, there is nothing I can do, the car is naturally straight to the bow of the boat, and then see how I can deal with it flexibly and calmly." Xiao Fei asked curiously: "By the way, what did you just say?" I smiled slightly, and said with endless aftertaste: "By the way, Duan Gongzi also said that he wanted to marry me, unexpectedly, I am still his savior, I actually saved him by chance when I was a child, so he doesn't understand feelings, in order to repay the favor, he actually said that he wanted to marry me, see my luck, I won't be able to marry in the future." Xiao Fei said with some annoyance: "I see, it turns out that you are his life-saving benefactor, then it's easy to talk, a friend's friend is also a friend, you didn't say it earlier, but you agreed?"
I smiled and said: "I'm thinking about it, I didn't refuse, I didn't agree, I don't want others to walk with me in order to repay the favor, and carry the shackles of feelings, but it's much better to be friends, take a step back and open the sky, advance and retreat, if everyone agrees, you can further develop, if you feel average, you can continue to be friends, so good." β
Xiao Fei said anxiously: "Don't promise him, really, because, because, I really like you, although you are not as good-looking as a child, but I think appearance is not the most important thing, heart to heart, sympathy is the most important, don't you promise him? Oh, I don't have any thoughts about these now, my current focus is to find the treasure, find the time machine, and go back to the modern society first, I don't want to die of old age in the Great Song Dynasty thousands of years away. Xiao Fei said disapprerovingly: "But now that I hear that they are investigating me, I feel that it was much safer in ancient times, but I don't care now, I really looked forward to going home before." β
I smiled and said, "Don't worry, you will be fine, you are not the main culprit, what are you afraid of, and you also went because you were desperate, they will definitely forgive you reasonably." By the way, we're going to Rome tomorrow, I'm too tired right now, I'll go to bed first, and tell you to be mentally prepared. β
Xiao Fei couldn't help but say: "All roads lead to Rome, Rome is a good place, it is indeed worth seeing, although I have been there, but all of them are museums, this time I have to take a good look, but when I passed, I gained a lot, there are still a few of my masterpieces that are fake and real." I saw that Xiaofei was not a superficial person who judged people by his appearance, so I was very happy and couldn't help but say: "For the sake of you being so sincere to me, I will show you the true face of this girl." After taking off the mask, I asked Xiaofei with a smile: "Are you surprised?"
Xiaofei said with a hippie smile: "There are no surprises, no accidents, only constant fright, yo, almost unrecognizable, I didn't expect you to even deceive me, and I kept my mouth shut for so long, but I am used to seeing your previous appearance, and I feel that when I wore a mask before, it was also quite distinctive, so it was a bit strange to feel, really, I don't feel ugly when I saw you for a long time. I don't know that his son regards his father, that he doesn't know that his people regard his friends, that he doesn't know that his king regards what he does, and that he doesn't know how his land regards his plants and trees. Therefore, it is said that living with good people, such as entering the room of Zhilan, and not smelling its fragrance for a long time, that is, it will be dissolved with it. and unkind to live inhabited, such as into the abalone, for a long time without smelling its smell, but also with it. The one who hides the Dan is red, and the one who hides the lacquer is black, so that the gentleman must be careful about where he is. Therefore, it is better for you to take a mask in the future, lest I be beautiful and ugly at that time, and it will not be good if I have face blindness. β
I deliberately said angrily, "Are you praising me or hitting me, forget it, don't talk to you poorly, I've been chatting for a long time, dizzy, dizzy, I have to go to sleep, I can't miss the sweet date with Zhou Gong, I can't let him wait for a long time." So he said goodbye to Xiaofei, walked back to the house quickly, heard the ebb and flow of the tide in the sea of love outside, and fell asleep unconsciously.