在世界文明发展史上,“罗马”这个名字所包含的丰富内容和光辉传统,恐怕只有“长安”一词可以相比。从人类文明发展的全局看,罗马文明在取得自身伟大成就的同时,也在西方文明传统的形成上起了承前启后、继往开来的关键作用,它把极具开创、进步意义的希腊文明继承下来,并在地连欧、亚、非三大洲的帝国范围内 In the history of world civilization, the rich content and glorious traditions of the name “Rome” probably only compare with the word “Chang’an.” From the overall perspective of the development of human civilization, the Roman civilization, while making its own great achievements, has also played a key role in shaping the tradition of Western civilization by inheriting the past and future. It inherits the great pioneering and progressive Greek civilization. In the area with the empire of Europe, Asia and Africa on three continents