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The most superficial student of Roman history must be struck by the extraordinary degree in which the fortunes of the republic were affected by the presence of foreigners, under different names, on her soil.

即使是罗马历史上最肤浅的学者，也一定会对这个共和国的命运受到外国人以不同名义出现在她国土上的巨大影响而感到震惊。

— Henry James Sumner Maine 亨利·詹姆斯·萨姆纳·缅因州