A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence

Translator: tom carter Reviewer: Bedirhan Cinar

Translator: Aprilia Agatha Gunawan Reviewer: Dewi Barnas

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

Tanggal 17 Maret 73 Masehi.

Kita mengunjungi Roma kuno untuk menonton Liberalia,

We're visiting ancient Rome to watch the Liberalia,

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

festival tahunan yang merayakan kemerdekaan penduduk Roma.

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

Kita melihat remaja 17 tahun bernama Lucius Popidius Secundus.

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

Ia tidak berasal dari keluarga miskin, tapi ia tinggal di daerah Subura,

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

daerah miskin di Roma, namun dekat dengan pusat kota.

(Gong)

(Bunyi gong)

Para penghuni apartemen ini tinggal berdesakan,

The tenants of these apartments are crammed in,

(Grunting)

(Menggerutu)

which poses considerable risk.

sehingga ada (banyak) resiko.

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

Sering terjadi kebakaran dan

bau debu dan asap di pagi hari sudah biasa.

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

Lucius, yang terbangun di subuh hari, harus melakukan tugas keluarga hari ini.

(Cheering)

(Bersorak)

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

Adiknya yang berusia 15 tahun beranjak dewasa.

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

Separuh anak-anak Roma kuno meninggal sebelum beranjak dewasa,

so this is a particularly important milestone.

jadi ini adalah satu pencapaian penting.

Lucius watches his brother stand in his new toga

Lucius menyaksikan adiknya berdiri mengenakan toga baru

before the household shrine with its protective deities,

di hadapan kuil rumah dan para dewa pelindungnya,

as he places his bulla, a protective amulet,

ia meletakkan bulla, jimat pelindungnya,

in the shrine with a prayer of thanks.

di kuil sambil mengucap syukur.

The bulla had worked. It had protected him.

Jimat tersebut berhasil melindunginya.

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

Tak seperti kebanyakan orang, ia berhasil menjadi dewasa.

At 17, Lucius has almost completed his education.

Di usia 17 tahun, Lucius hampir menyelesaikan pendidikannya.

He has learned to speak well, make public speeches,

Ia belajar berbicara dengan baik, berpidato di depan umum,

and how to read and write both Latin and Greek.

dan ia bisa membaca dan menulis dalam bahasa Latin dan Yunani.

His father has taught him the types of things

Ayahnya telah mengajarinya beberapa hal

you can't learn in the classroom:

yang tak dapat dipelajari di kelas:

how to run,

cara berlari,

how to swim,

cara berenang,

and how to fight.

dan cara bertempur.

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

Di usia 17, Lucius dapat memilih untuk menjadi perwira militer

and command soldiers on the edge of the Empire.

dan memimpin pasukan ke garis batas kekaisaran.

But in other ways, Lucius is still a child.

Tapi dalam hal lain, Lucius masih anak kecil.

He's not trusted to arrange business deals.

Ia belum dipercaya untuk mengurus bisnis.

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

Ayahnya akan mengurus semua itu hingga ia berusia 25 tahun.

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

Dan ayahnya akan menjodohkan Lucius dengan seorang gadis 10 tahun lebih muda.

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

Ayahnya sudah melirik satu keluarga dengan anak gadis usia 7 tahun.

Back to the Liberalia.

Kembali ke Liberalia.

As Lucius leaves with his family,

Ketika Lucius meninggalkan rumah dengan keluarganya,

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

toko-toko sudah buka dan orang-orang sudah mulai beraktivitas.

The streets are full of itinerant traders selling trinkets

Jalanan penuh pedagang keliling yang menjual segala macam

and people bustling from place to place.

dan orang-orang tampak sibuk beraktivitas.

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

Gerobak besar tak diizinkan di dalam kota sebelum jam ke-9

but the streets are still crowded.

namun jalanan tetap saja padat.

Fathers and uncles take the kids to the Forum Augustus

Para ayah dan paman membawa anak-anak ke Forum Augustus

to see statues of Rome's famous warriors

untuk melihat patung para prajurit Roma yang terkenal,

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

seperti Aeneas, yang memimpin leluhur bangsa Romawi - bangsa Troya, ke Italia.

And Romulus, Rome's founder.

Dan Romulus, pendiri Roma.

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

Dan semua jenderal hebat Republik Romawi sejak lebih dari 100 tahun yang lalu.

Lovingly, we can imagine fathers and guardians

Kita bisa membayangkan para ayah dan pengurus anak dengan penuh sayang

with their now adult children

bersama anak-anak mereka yang kini sudah dewasa

remembering stories of Rome's glory

mengingat cerita kejayaan Roma

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

dan menceritakan berbagai perbuatan baik dan perkataan

orang-orang hebat zaman dulu:

lessons on how to live well,

pelajaran untuk hidup dengan baik,

and to overcome the follies of youth.

dan melupakan kebodohan masa muda.

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

Ada nuansa sejarah di tempat ini, yang relevan dengan masa mereka hidup.

Romans made an empire without end in time and space.

Bangsa Romawi mendirikan kekaisaran tanpa batas waktu dan tempat.

(Thump)

(Bunyi genderang)

Rome was destined to be eternal through warfare.

Roma ditakdirkan abadi melalui peperangan.

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

Perang adalah fakta kehidupan, bahkan di tahun 73 Masehi.

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

Ada ekspedisi di utara ke Inggris dan Skotlandia,

to the north of the River Danube into Romania,

ke bagian utara Sungai Danube, ke Romania,

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

dan di perbatasan antara Suriah dan Irak ke timur.

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

Sekarang jam ke-8 -- waktunya ke pemandian.

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

Lucius dan keluarganya menuju ke Via Lata, sebuah jalan lebar,

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

ke Campus Martius, dan pemandian besar Agrippa.

The family members leave the clients and freedmen outside,

Anggota keluarga meninggalkan para klien dan budak bebas di luar,

and enter the baths with their peer group.

dan memasuki pemandian bersama kelompok sebaya.

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

Pemandian berubah dari ruangan gelap dan beruap, ke ruangan cerah.

The Romans had perfected window glass.

Orang Romawi telah menyempurnakan jendela kaca.

Everyone moves from the cold room

Semua orang berpindah dari ruangan dingin

to the tepid room

ke ruangan hangat

and to the very hot room.

dan ke ruangan yang sangat hangat.

(Man) Oops!

(Suara orang) Ups!

More than an hour later, the bathers leave

Lebih dari satu jam kemudian, para pemandi pergi untuk

massaged, oiled,

dipijat, diminyaki,

(Whistling)

(Bersiul)

and have been scraped down with a strigil

dan digosok dengan logam tumpul

to remove the remaining dirt.

untuk menghilangkan sisa kotoran.

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

Pada jam ke-9, tujuh jam sejak meninggalkan rumah,

the men return for a celebratory dinner.

para pria kembali untuk acara makan malam.

Dinner is an intimate affair,

Makan malam adalah acara intim,

with nine people reclining around the low table.

dimana sembilan orang berbaring mengelilingi meja pendek.

Slaves attend to their every need

Para budak melayani segala kebutuhan mereka

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

jika mereka meminta makanan dan anggur dengan gerakan tangan.

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

Seiring berakhirnya hari, kita dapat mendengar deru gerobak di luar.

The clients and freedmen,

Para klien dan budak bebas,

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

setelah menghabiskan banyak makanan -- meskipun bermutu rendah --

shuffle off to the now tepid baths

bergerak ke pemandian yang sudah suam-suam kuku

before returning to their apartment blocks.

sebelum kembali ke apartemen mereka.

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

Di rumah Lucius, acara minum lanjut hingga malam.

Lucius and his stepbrother don't look too well.

Lucius dan adik tirinya tak terlihat sehat.

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

Seorang budak bersiap jika salah satunya ingin muntah.

With hindsight, we know Lucius' future.

Melihat sejarah, kita tahu masa depan Lucius.

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

20 tahun lagi, Domitian - anak bungsu Kaisar Vespasian, akan menjadi kaisar

will enact a reign of terror.

dan memimpin dengan teror.

Will Lucius survive?

Akankah Lucius selamat?

(Drums)

(Bunyi drum)