A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence

Translator: tom carter Reviewer: Bedirhan Cinar

Prevoditelj: Hrvoje Tkalec Recezent: Sanda L

Danas je 17. ožujka 73. godine naše ere.

It's March the 17th in A.D. 73.

Idemo u antički Rim kako bismo posjetili Liberalije,

We're visiting ancient Rome to watch the Liberalia,

godišnji festival koji slavi slobodu rimskih građana.

an annual festival that celebrates the liberty of Rome's citizens.

Pogledajmo sedamnaestogodišnjaka koji se zove Lucije Popidije Secundus.

We're looking in at a 17-year-old named Lucius Popidius Secundus.

On nije iz siromašne obitelji, ali živi u regiji poznatoj kao Subura,

He's not from a poor family, but he lives in the region known as the Subura,

siromašnije susjedstvo u Rimu, ali ipak blizu centru grada.

a poorer neighborhood in Rome, yet close to the center of the city.

(Gong)

(Gong)

Ovi stanovi su gusto naseljeni,

The tenants of these apartments are crammed in,

(Groktanje)

što predstavlja značajan rizik.

(Grunting)

which poses considerable risk.

Požari su česti pa miris pepela i dima ujutro nije neobičan.

Fires are frequent and the smell of ash and smoke in the morning is not uncommon.

Lucije, koji se probudio u zoru, danas ima obiteljske obaveze.

Lucius, who awoke at dawn, has family duties to perform today.

(Ovacije)

Njegov petnaestogodišnji brat postaje punoljetan.

(Cheering)

His 15-year-old brother is coming of age.

Polovica djece u antičkom Rimu umre prije nego postanu punoljetni

Half the children in ancient Rome die before they reach adulthood,

pa je ovo posebno važan događaj.

so this is a particularly important milestone.

Lucije gleda svojeg brata, koji stoji u novoj togi

Lucius watches his brother stand in his new toga

ispred kućnog oltara s bogovima zaštitnicima,

before the household shrine with its protective deities,

dok on stavlja svoju bulu, zaštitnu amajliju, na oltar,

as he places his bulla, a protective amulet,

usput govoreći molitvu zahvale.

in the shrine with a prayer of thanks.

Bula je obavila zadatak. Zaštitila ga je.

The bulla had worked. It had protected him.

Za razliku od mnogih drugih, on je preživio i postao punoljetan.

Unlike many others, he had survived to become an adult.

Sa 17 godina, Lucije je skoro završio svoje obrazovanje.

At 17, Lucius has almost completed his education.

Naučio je lijepo se izražavati, držati javne govore

He has learned to speak well, make public speeches,

i kako čitati i pisati na latinskom i grčkom.

and how to read and write both Latin and Greek.

Njegov otac ga je naučio stvari koje se ne mogu naučiti u školi:

His father has taught him the types of things

you can't learn in the classroom:

kako trčati,

kako plivati

how to run,

how to swim,

i kako se boriti.

and how to fight.

Lucije bi mogao izabrati da, sa 17 godina, postane vojni tribun

Lucius could choose, at 17, to become a military tribune

i zapovijeda vojnicima na granicama Carstva.

and command soldiers on the edge of the Empire.

S druge strane, Lucije je još dijete.

But in other ways, Lucius is still a child.

Ne povjerava mu se ugovaranje poslova.

He's not trusted to arrange business deals.

Njegov otac će se brinuti za to dok on ne navrši 25 godina.

His father will take care of that until he is 25.

Otac će mu dogovoriti brak za 10 godina mlađu djevojku.

And Dad will arrange Lucius' marriage to a girl 10 years younger.

Njegov otac je bacio oko na obitelj koja ima sedmogodišnju kćer.

His dad has his eye on a family with a 7-year-old daughter.

Vratimo se natrag na Liberalije.

Dok Lucije odlazi sa svojom obitelji,

Back to the Liberalia.

As Lucius leaves with his family,

dućani su otvoreni dok se stanovništvo bavi svojim poslom.

the shops are open as the population goes about its business.

Ulice su pune putujućih trgovaca koji prodaju nakit

The streets are full of itinerant traders selling trinkets

i ljudi koji užurbano hodaju posvuda.

and people bustling from place to place.

Velikim kolima nije dozvoljen ulazak u grad do popodne,

Large wagons are not allowed in the city until after the ninth hour

ali ulice su svejedno prometne.

but the streets are still crowded.

Očevi i ujaci vode djecu na Augustov forum

Fathers and uncles take the kids to the Forum Augustus

kako bi pogledali kipove slavnih rimskih ratnika

to see statues of Rome's famous warriors

kao što je Eneja, koji je doveo pretke Rimljana, Trojance, u Italiju,

like Aeneas, who led Rome's ancestors, the Trojans, to Italy.

i Romul, osnivač Rima.

And Romulus, Rome's founder.

I svi veliki generali Republike od prije 100 godina.

And all the great generals of the Republic from more than 100 years earlier.

S ljubavlju, možemo zamisliti očeve i tutore

Lovingly, we can imagine fathers and guardians

s njihovom, sada odraslom, djecom

with their now adult children

kako se prisjećaju priča o slavi Rima

remembering stories of Rome's glory

i prepričavaju velika djela i izreke velikih ljudi prošlosti:

and re-telling the good deeds and sayings of the great men of the past:

lekcije o tome kako ispravno živjeti

lessons on how to live well,

i kako prevladati mladenačke gluposti.

and to overcome the follies of youth.

Postoji osjećaj povijesnog značaja ovog mjesta važan za njihovu sadašnjost.

There is a sense of history in this place, relevant to their present.

Rimljani su stvorili carstvo bez kraja u vremenu i prostoru.

Romans made an empire without end in time and space.

(Bubnjevi)

Rimu je bilo suđeno da bude vječan kroz rat.

(Thump)

Rome was destined to be eternal through warfare.

Ratovi su bili neizbježni, čak i 73. godine naše ere.

Wars were a fact of life, even in A.D. 73.

Vode se ratni pohodi na sjeveru Engleske i u Škotskoj,

There are campaigns in the north of England and into Scotland,

sjeverno od rijeke Dunav u Rumunjskoj

to the north of the River Danube into Romania,

i na granici između Sirije i Iraka na istoku.

and on the frontier between Syria and Iraq to the east.

Sada je 14 sati - vrijeme za odlazak u terme.

It's now the eighth hour -- time to head for the baths.

Lucije i njegova obitelj idu širokom ulicom "Via Lata"

Lucius and his family head up the Via Lata, the wide street,

do Polja Marsa "Campus Martius" i ogromnih Agripinih termi.

to the Campus Martius, and the enormous Baths of Agrippa.

Članovi obitelji ostavljaju svoje klijente i oslobođene robove vani

The family members leave the clients and freedmen outside,

i ulaze u terme sa svojim vršnjacima.

and enter the baths with their peer group.

Kupališta bi se promijenila od tamnih soba punih pare do svijetlih.

Baths would change from dark, steamy rooms to light ones.

Rimljani su usavršili proizvodnju prozorskih stakala.

The Romans had perfected window glass.

Svi se kreću od prostorije s hladnom vodom

Everyone moves from the cold room

do prostorije s mlakom vodom,

to the tepid room

sve do prostorije s jako vrućom vodom.

and to the very hot room.

(Čovjek) Ups!

Više od sat vremena kasnije, gosti odlaze

(Man) Oops!

More than an hour later, the bathers leave

izmasirani, nauljeni

(Zviždanje)

massaged, oiled,

i ostrugani metalnim alatom strigilom

(Whistling)

and have been scraped down with a strigil

koji je skidao ostatak prljavštine.

to remove the remaining dirt.

U 15 sati, sedam sati nakon što su otišli od kuće,

At the ninth hour, seven hours after they left home,

muškarci se vraćaju kući na svečanu večeru.

the men return for a celebratory dinner.

Večera je intiman događaj

Dinner is an intimate affair,

s devet ljudi koji leže oko niskog stola.

with nine people reclining around the low table.

Robovi ispunjavaju sve njihove želje,

a gosti gestom zahtijevaju još hrane i vina.

Slaves attend to their every need

if the diners, through gestures, demand more food and wine.

Kako se dan primiče kraju, vani možemo čuti tutnjavu kočija.

As the day closes, we can hear the rumble of wagons outside.

Klijenti i oslobođeni robovi,

koji su pojeli velik, ali ipak skromniji, obrok,

The clients and freedmen,

with a meal of robust -- if inferior -- food inside them,

odlaze do sada mlakih termi

shuffle off to the now tepid baths

prije nego se vrate svojim domovima.

before returning to their apartment blocks.

Kod Lucijeve kuće, pijenje se nastavlja kasno u noć.

Back at Lucius' house, the drinking continues into the night.

Lucije i njegov polubrat ne izgledaju najbolje.

Lucius and his stepbrother don't look too well.

Rob stoji uz njih ako jedan od njih treba povraćati.

A slave stands by in case either of them needs to vomit.

S našim znanjem povijesti, mi znamo Lucijevu budućnost.

With hindsight, we know Lucius' future.

Za 20 godina će Domicijan, najmlađi sin cara Vespazijana,

In 20 years' time, the Emperor Vespasian's youngest son, Domitian, as emperor,

pokrenuti vladavinu terora.

Hoće li Lucije preživjeti?

will enact a reign of terror.

Will Lucius survive?

(Drums)