Born of the Bible and the 2)pagan Roman Empire, Byzantium still stands at the heart of the modern world; its ideas of heroes and 3)villains, of government both good and bad, and the right of law.

• 源自圣经和异教罗马帝国的拜占庭，它有关英雄与恶棍、盛世王朝与堕落政府、以及法律权利的概念，仍然在现代社会中有着极为重要的地位。