The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium

whereas

тогда как

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• When we begin, most Romans worshipped the ancient gods of Olympos and knew a world of three continents, _______ the end of our story was witnessed by people who would, later in life, hear of the arrival of the Cross and Spanish empire to the New World.

underlying

лежащий в основе

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• Like the ship of Theseus discussed by ancient philosophers, the Roman polity gradually changed its component elements over the centuries, but never lost its __________ identity.

rupture

разрыв

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• These changes took place gradually, over the course not only of generations but sometimes centuries, so they were not experienced as dramatic _______s.

• Sudden _______s generally came from the outside, from the exogenous shock of foreign invasion.

perception

Восприятие

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• __________s of this culture in the west have traditionally been quite different from what the reader will find in the following pages.

purely

чисто, исключительно

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• Its political thought was wrongly cast in ______ theological terms.

vital

живой, жизненно важный

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• Each of these traditions remained _____ and active in New Rome, where their evolving interactions defined a fascinating culture.

evidence

доказательство

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• At the same time, through a wide range of media it hammered home the message that taxes were used solely for the public good of the Roman people. The ________ suggests that this was no rhetorical ploy.

• but the ________ does not support this picture.