高考英语 可能考的名著《HISTORY OF ROMAN-2》23素材.doc

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1、《HISTORYOFROMAN-2》ChapterXXIII:ReignOfJulian.PartI.TheReligionOfJulian.-UniversalToleration.-HeAttemptsToRestoreAndReformThePaganWorship-ToRebuildTheTempleOfJerusalem-HisArtfulPersecutionOfTheChristians.-MutualZealAndInjustice.ThecharacterofApostatehasinjuredthereputati

2、onofJulian;andtheenthusiasmwhichcloudedhisvirtueshasexaggeratedtherealandapparentmagnitudeofhisfaults.Ourpartialignorancemayrepresenthimasaphilosophicmonarch,whostudiedtoprotect,withanequalhand,thereligiousfactionsoftheempire;andtoallaythetheologicalfeverwhichhadinflame

3、dthemindsofthepeople,fromtheedictsofDiocletiantotheexileofAthanasius.AmoreaccurateviewofthecharacterandconductofJulianwillremovethisfavorableprepossessionforaprincewhodidnotescapethegeneralcontagionofthetimes.Weenjoythesingularadvantageofcomparingthepictureswhichhavebee

4、ndelineatedbyhisfondestadmirersandhisimplacableenemies.TheactionsofJulianarefaithfullyrelatedbya112用心爱心专心judiciousandcandidhistorian,theimpartialspectatorofhislifeanddeath.Theunanimousevidenceofhiscontemporariesisconfirmedbythepublicandprivatedeclarationsoftheemperorhim

5、self;andhisvariouswritingsexpresstheuniformtenorofhisreligioussentiments,whichpolicywouldhavepromptedhimtodissembleratherthantoaffect.AdevoutandsincereattachmentforthegodsofAthensandRomeconstitutedtherulingpassionofJulian;^1thepowersofanenlightenedunderstandingwerebetra

6、yedandcorruptedbytheinfluenceofsuperstitiousprejudice;andthephantomswhichexistedonlyinthemindoftheemperorhadarealandperniciouseffectonthegovernmentoftheempire.ThevehementzealoftheChristians,whodespisedtheworship,andoverturnedthealtarsofthosefabulousdeities,engagedtheirv

7、otaryinastateofirreconcilablehostilitywithaverynumerouspartyofhissubjects;andhewassometimestemptedbythedesireofvictory,ortheshameofarepulse,toviolatethelawsofprudence,andevenofjustice.Thetriumphoftheparty,whichhedesertedandopposed,hasfixedastainofinfamyonthenameofJulian

8、;andtheunsuccessfulapostatehasbeenoverwhelmedwithatorrentofpiousinvectives,ofwhichthesignalwasgivenbythesonoro