The Roman Senate fascinated Mr Byrd almost as much as the American.

伯德对院的着迷不亚于美国参院。

When it declined, the Republic fell.

随着院的衰退，共和国也灭亡了。

This was last reformed under Paul VI, who reigned from 1963 to 1978.

上次清理院是在1963年到1978年的保六世统治期间。

" The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the senate, it's the sand of the coliseum."

“跳动的心脏不是院的大理石，而是竞技场的沙子。”

The plot, which was led by Brutus and Cassius, was carried through immediately following a Senate meeting in 44 BCE.

这一阴谋由布鲁图斯和卡修斯带头，在公前 44 年院后立即实施。

It wasn’t long until the Roman Senate took away all of Antony’s titles.

没过多久， 院就剥夺了安东尼的所有头衔。

He would show great clemency to many members  of the senate who had fought against him.

他对许多反对他的院成员表现出极大的宽大处理。

Pompey started to drift towards the Optimates in  the senate, who were useful allies against Caesar.

庞培开始倾向于院中的优胜者，他们是反对凯撒的有用盟友。

While the Senate's opinions never officially held the force of law, the magistrates regarded them as binding anyway.

尽管院的意见从来没有被官方认可为有法律效力，行政官认为有约束力。

For the Senate and the people of Rome were violently opposed to their Emperor's alliance with a foreign queen.

因为院和人民强烈反对他们的皇帝与外国女王结盟。

Marius had become a law unto himself, and  many in the Senate felt the need to stop him.

吕斯已经成为他自己的法律，院中的许多人觉得有必要阻止他。

They would serve their year as a magistrate, and come right back to the Senate.

他们这一年担任行政官，之后回到院。

Your senate was chosen from among the Patrician class.

你的院是从贵族阶层中选出的。

Notwithstanding the abhorence Nekhludoff felt for Maslova, he thought it proper to express his regret at the Senate's action.

尽管聂赫留朵夫对玛丝洛娃深恶痛绝，但他认为还是应该对院的行为表示遗憾。

Pompey and the Senate decided to try to strip Caesar of his command and recall him to Rome.

庞培和院决定试图剥夺凯撒的指挥权并将他召回。

But don’t get me wrong, Roman senate, you were terrible.

但不要误我的意思，院，你太糟糕了。

An open letter to the Roman Senate.

一封致院的公开信。

Caesar packed the Senate with his supporters, doubling it in size, and he rigged the annual elections for five years in advance.

凯撒用自己的支持者组成院，将院人数加倍，并且提前五年操纵每年一度的选举。

The episode may also strengthen the resolve of the mainly English- and German-speaking cardinals who want a vigorous pope to clean up the Curia.

这个插曲可能也坚定了主要来自英语和德语国家的枢机主教们想要一个强硬的教皇以清理院的决心。

In his place the Senate chose  Nerva as the new emperor, an elderly and respected Roman magistrate and senator.

院选择涅尔瓦接任他的位置，他是一位年长且受人尊敬的地方法官和参员。