A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence

Pogled na tinejdžerski život u starom Rimu - Rej Lorens (Ray Laurence)

Translator: tom carter Reviewer: Bedirhan Cinar

Prevodilac: Tatjana Jevdjic Lektor: Ivana Korom

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

17. je mart 73. nove ere

We're visiting ancient Rome to watch the Liberalia,

idemo u stari Rim da bismo posetili Liberalije,

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

godišnji festival kojim se proslavlja sloboda Rimljana.

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

Posmatramo 17-godišnjeg Luciusa Popidiusa Sekundusa.

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

Njegova porodica nije siromašna, ali živi u siromašnom kraju Rima,

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

blizu centra, poznatom kao Subura.

(Gong)

The tenants of these apartments are crammed in,

Stanovnici ovih stanova su zbijeni

(Grunting)

which poses considerable risk.

i to je značajan rizik.

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

Česti su požari i miris zgarišta ujutru nije neobičan.

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

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

(Cheering)

Njegov 15-godišnji brat postaje punoletan.

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

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

Polovina dece u starom Rimu umre pre nego što postane zrela,

so this is a particularly important milestone.

pa je ovo posebno važan događaj.

Lucius watches his brother stand in his new toga

Lucije posmatra svoga brata kako stoji u novoj togi ispred porodičnog oltara sa bogovima zaštitnicima

before the household shrine with its protective deities,

as he places his bulla, a protective amulet,

dok stavlja svoju bulu - zaštitnu amajliju na oltar sa molitvama zahvalnosti.

in the shrine with a prayer of thanks.

The bulla had worked. It had protected him.

Bula je obavila posao. Zaštitila ga je.

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

Za razliku od ostalih, doživeo je da postane punoletan.

At 17, Lucius has almost completed his education.

Sa 17, Lucije je skoro završio svoje obrazovanje.

He has learned to speak well, make public speeches,

Naučio je da se lepo izražava, drži javne govore

and how to read and write both Latin and Greek.

i kako da čita i piše i na latinskom i grčkom.

His father has taught him the types of things

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

you can't learn in the classroom:

how to run,

da trči, pliva i kako da se bori.

how to swim,

and how to fight.

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

Lucije bi mogao da bira, da sa 17 postane vojni tribun

and command soldiers on the edge of the Empire.

i komanduje vojnicima na granicama Carstva.

But in other ways, Lucius is still a child.

Ali na drugi način, on je još uvek dete.

He's not trusted to arrange business deals.

Ne poverava mu se ugovaranje poslova.

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

Njegov otac će to obavljati dok ne napuni 25.

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

Otac će mu ugovoriti brak sa 10 godina mlađom devojkom.

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

Njegov otac je zainteresovan za miraz koji donosi ova 7-godišnja mlada.

Back to the Liberalia.

Da se vratimo na Liberalije.

As Lucius leaves with his family,

Dok Lucije odlazi sa svojom porodicom, prodavnice se otvaraju i poslovi se završavaju.

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

The streets are full of itinerant traders selling trinkets

Ulice su pune trgovaca koji prodaju drangulije

and people bustling from place to place.

i ljudi su svuda užurbani.

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

Velikim kolima nije dozvoljen ulazak u grad do popodne,

but the streets are still crowded.

ali ulice su svejedno pune.

Fathers and uncles take the kids to the Forum Augustus

Očevi i stričevi vode decu na Avgustov forum

to see statues of Rome's famous warriors

da bi videla kipove slavnih rimskih ratnika, poput Eneja

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

koji je predvodio njihove pretke Trojance u Italiju,

And Romulus, Rome's founder.

i Romula osnivača Rima

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

i sve velike generale Republike od pre 100 godina.

Lovingly, we can imagine fathers and guardians

Sa ljubavlju, možemo da zamislimo očeve i tutore sa njihovom, sada odraslom decom

with their now adult children

remembering stories of Rome's glory

kako se sada prisećaju slave Rima

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

i prepričavaju velika dela i izreke velikih ljudi prošlosti:

lessons on how to live well,

lekcije kako živeti dobar život i kako prevazići ludorije mladosti.

and to overcome the follies of youth.

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

Postoji neki osećaj istorijskog značaja ovog mesta, važnog za njihovu sadašnjost.

Romans made an empire without end in time and space.

Rimljani su stvorili beskrajno carstvo.

(Thump)

Rome was destined to be eternal through warfare.

Rimu je bilo suđeno da bude večan kroz rat.

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

Ratovi su bili neizbežni, čak i 73. nove ere.

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

Vodili su se na severu Engleske

i u Škotskoj,

to the north of the River Danube into Romania,

na severu Dunava u Rumuniji,

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

i na granici između Sirije i Iraka na istoku.

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

Sad je 2. popodne, vreme je za kupatilo.

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

Lucius i njegova porodica su krenuli prema širokoj ulici Via Lati,

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

prema Kampusu Marciusu i ogromnim kupatilima Agripe.

The family members leave the clients and freedmen outside,

Članovi porodice ostavljaju svoje klijente i oslobođene robove napolju

and enter the baths with their peer group.

i ulaze u kupatilo sa svojim vršnjacima.

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

Kupatila su se promenila od mračnih, sparnih prostora do svetlih.

The Romans had perfected window glass.

Rimljani su usavršili proizvodnju prozorskih stakala.

Everyone moves from the cold room

Svi se kreću od hladne,

to the tepid room

preko mlake

and to the very hot room.

ka vreloj sobi.

(Man) Oops!

More than an hour later, the bathers leave

Sat kasnije, kupači odlaze izmasirani

massaged, oiled,

namazani uljem i oguljeni "strigilom" da bi otklonili preostalu prljavštinu.

(Whistling)

and have been scraped down with a strigil

to remove the remaining dirt.

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

Oko 3, sedam sati nakon što su otišli od kuće

the men return for a celebratory dinner.

muškarci se vraćaju kući na svečanu večeru.

Dinner is an intimate affair,

Večera je intimna stvar, sa 9 ljudi koji leškare oko niskog stola.

with nine people reclining around the low table.

Slaves attend to their every need

Robovi poslužuju jela,

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

a gosti gestom zahtevaju hranu i vina.

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

Kako se dan primiče kraju, možemo čuti kotrljanje kočija.

The clients and freedmen,

Klijenti i oslobođeni robovi, posle skromnog ručka,

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

shuffle off to the now tepid baths

mešaju se u mlakim kupatilima pre povratka svojim kućama.

before returning to their apartment blocks.

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

Kod Lucija, pijenje se nastavlja u noć.

Lucius and his stepbrother don't look too well.

Lucije i njegov brat ne izgledaju najbolje.

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

Rob dežura u slučaju da neko mora da povraća.

With hindsight, we know Lucius' future.

Lucijeva sudbina nam je poznata.

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

Za 20 godina najmlađi sin cara Vespazijana, Domicijan

will enact a reign of terror.

započeće vladavinu terora. Da li će Lucije preživeti?

Will Lucius survive?

(Drums)