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onstantinople). ? 395 The Roman Empire was divided into East and West. ? 476 West Roman Empire ended. ? 1453 East Roman Empire collapsed. Romulus and Remus ? Anchises amp。Venus – Aeneas ? Aeneas—Numitor。 woodpecker On the Palatine Hill, Remus saw six vultures while Romulus saw 12 vultures. Romulus killed Remus The Rape of Sabine women The war between Sabines Romans The conquest of Greece (.) ? ― Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive.‖ Horace ? Zeus—Jupiter。 Athena—Minerva。 Eros—Cupid。 I came, I saw, I conquered) After the Civil War: consul for life。 Rex。 ? The die is cast. (cross the Rubicon破釜沉舟 ). 事已至此 ,無法挽回 。 – Octavian: ―An eloquent man and a patriot.‖ Quotations from Cicero Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚 Like to like. 物以類聚 The countenance is the portrait of the mind, the eyes are its informers. 表情是思想的寫照 , 眼睛是心靈的窗戶 。 Matter is eternal. 物質(zhì)是永恒的 The universe is made up of atoms and the void. 宇宙是原子和虛無構(gòu)成的。 Horace ? Work: Odes (on Roman mythology) ? Quotations: – Adversity reveals genius。 – It is right to learn, even from the enemy. 學(xué)習(xí)是正確的 , 哪怕是從敵人身上 。 – Snatch at today and trust as little as yo