Just as the greatness of the city of Rome is due to the combination of its smaller parts, a pyramid is only as strong as the stones it is comprised of.

就像罗马城的伟大是由各个小的部分组合起来的一样，金字塔也如构建它的石头一样坚固。

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Balian of Ibelin: We defend this city, not to protect these stones, but the people living within these walls.

巴里安：我们保护这座城市，不是为了保护这些石头，而是生活在这的人们。

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The inhabitants of this city were of enchanting beauty, dressed in silk and adorned with ornaments of bone and precious stones.

城市的建筑和道路用的都是珍贵的材料，城市的居民长相奇美，衣着锦绣，装饰着骨质饰品和宝石。

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From the same period, another wall has survived on whose stones are inscriptions recording the names of the city's inhabitants.

ECONOMIST: Mediterranean archaeology