The old Gods, however, had died years before.No intelligent Roman any longer took stock in the silly nursery rhymes about Jupiter and Minerva.

• 然而，旧的上帝已经死去多年了，有头脑的罗马人使不会轻信那些在幼儿园里教唱的歌曲里对丘比特和米纳瓦的赞颂的。