There were no kings with the wealth to hire mercenary soldiers.

国王的财富不足以,招募雇佣军

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No, I think somebody had to make up a story, but the memory of kings was not of a Tarquinius.

我想总有人得编故事,而这传说中的国王并非一个,"塔克文"式的

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Unless the philosophers rule as kings or those now called kings, genuinely philosophize, there will be no rest from the ills for the cities, ?! he says, right?

除非让哲学家为王统治,或现时为王者，真诚地开始哲思，不然城市中的苦恼将永不止息，他这么强调，对吧？

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But no basileus has anything like the clout that the Mycenaean kings did, and of course we don't hear of any of them who have even the temporary special power that Agamemnon has.

但是君主们不同于迈锡尼的国王们,他们没有实权,当然我们从没听说过,他们中有哪一个能像阿伽门农那样暂时掌权

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