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1974年,我在马德里(Madrid)的国际古典学的会议上宣读过一篇论文,题为《罗马帝国治下的地方统治阶级的罗马化》(The Romanisation of the Local Ruling Classes in the Roman Empire)——我观察到,“甚至朱迪亚(Judaea)的上层犹太人似乎极其反对叛乱或者暴动,不仅仅是因为(正如约瑟夫斯竭力促使阿格里帕[Agrippa]国王那样)他们觉得反抗必然失败,‘作无谓的抵抗’(kick against the pricks)乃愚蠢至极,而且还因为罗马保证了当地的社会秩序;和反对
In 1974 I read an essay at the International Classical Conference in Madrid entitled ”The Romanisation of the Local Ruling Classes in the Roman Empire“ - I observe that ”even the upper Jews of Judaea appear to be extremely opposed to insurrection or insurrection, not least because (as Josephus tried to push King Agrippa to) “Kick against the pricks” is foolish, but also because Rome guaranteed the local social order; and the opposition