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This extent and harmony of design is unquestionably that which distinguishes the work of Gibbon from all other great historical compositions.

이러한 설계의 범위와 조화는 의심할 여지 없이 기번의 작품을 다른 모든 위대한 역사적 저술들과 구별 짓는 것이다.

He has first bridged the abyss between ancient and modern times, and connected together the two great worlds of history.

그는 고대와 근대 사이의 심연을 최초로 이어 역사의 두 위대한 세계를 하나로 연결하였다.

The great advantage which the classical historians possess over those of modern times is in unity of plan, of course greatly facilitated by the narrower sphere to which their researches were confined.

고전 역사가들이 근대 역사가들에 비해 갖는 큰 장점은 계획의 통일성에 있으며, 이는 물론 그들의 연구가 한정된 더 좁은 범위에 의해 크게 용이해진 것이다.

Except Herodotus, the great historians of Greece—we exclude the more modern compilers, like Diodorus Siculus—limited themselves to a single period, or at 'east to the contracted sphere of Grecian affairs.

헤로도토스를 제외하고, 그리스의 위대한 역사가들—우리는 디오도로스 시쿨루스와 같은 보다 근대적인 편찬자들을 제외한다—은 단일한 시기에, 혹은 적어도 그리스 사무의 축소된 영역에 스스로를 한정하였다.

As far as the Barbarians trespassed within the Grecian boundary, or were necessarily mingled up with Grecian politics, they were admitted into the pale of Grecian history; but to Thucydides and to Xenophon, excepting in the Persian inroad of the latter, Greece was the world.

야만인들이 그리스의 경계 안으로 침입하거나 그리스 정치와 필연적으로 뒤섞이는 한에서, 그들은 그리스 역사의 범위 안에 받아들여졌다. 그러나 투키디데스와 크세노폰에게 있어서는, 후자의 페르시아 침공을 제외하면, 그리스가 곧 세계였다.

Natural unity confined their narrative almost to chronological order, the episodes were of rare occurrence and extremely brief.

자연적인 통일성은 그들의 서술을 거의 연대기적 순서에 한정시켰으며, 삽화들은 드물게 발생하였고 극히 간결하였다.

To the Roman historians the course was equally clear and defined.

로마 역사가들에게도 그 방향은 마찬가지로 명확하고 분명하였다.

Rome was their centre of unity; and the uniformity with which the circle of the Roman dominion spread around, the regularity with which their civil polity expanded, forced, as it were, upon the Roman historian that plan which Polybius announces as the subject of his history, the means and the manner by which the whole world became subject to the Roman sway.

로마는 그들의 통일의 중심이었다. 로마 지배의 원이 주위로 펼쳐진 균일함과, 그들의 시민 정체가 확장된 규칙성은, 말하자면 로마 역사가에게 폴리비오스가 자신의 역사의 주제로 선언한 그 계획, 즉 전 세계가 로마의 지배에 복속하게 된 수단과 방식을 강요하였다.

How different the complicated politics of the European kingdoms!

유럽 왕국들의 복잡한 정치는 얼마나 달랐던가!

Vocabulary

이러한
ireuhan — Such, this kind of; referring to previously mentioned things
설계의
seolgyeui — Of design or planning; relating to a scheme
범위와
beomwuiwa — Scope and; range combined with something else
조화는
johwaneun — Harmony is; the balance or accord (topic marker)
의심할
uisimhal — To doubt; questionable, able to be doubted
여지
yeoji — Room, margin, or leeway for something
없이
eopsi — Without; in the absence of something
작품을
jakpumeul — Work or piece; literary or artistic creation (object marker)
다른
dareun — Other, different; not the same as this
모든
modeun — All, every; referring to the entire set
위대한
widaehan — Great, grand; of remarkable importance or stature
역사적
yeoksajeok — Historical; relating to or characteristic of history
저술들과
jeosuldeulgwa — Writings and; scholarly works combined with others
구별
gubyeol — Distinction, differentiation; telling apart from others
짓는
jinneun — Making, forming; creating or building something
것이다
geosida — It is the thing that; declarative sentence-ending form
그는
geuneun — He (topic); referring to a previously mentioned male
고대와
godaewa — Ancient times and; antiquity combined with something
근대
geundae — Modern era; the early modern or modern historical period
사이의
saiui — Between; in the middle or gap of two things
심연을
simyeoneul — Abyss, chasm; a deep gulf or void (object marker)
최초로
choechorо — For the first time; as the earliest occurrence
이어
ieo — Connecting, bridging; linking two things together
역사의
yeoksaui — Of history; belonging to or relating to history
du — Two; the number two used before a noun
세계를
segyereul — World (object marker); the world as a whole
하나로
hanarо — Into one; combining into a single unified entity
연결하였다
yeongyeolhayeotda — Connected, linked; joined two things together (past tense)
고전
gojeon — Classic, classical; works or era of established importance
역사가들이
yeoksagadeuri — Historians (subject marker); people who study and write history
역사가들에
yeoksagadeule — To historians; indicating direction or comparison toward historians
비해
bihae — Compared to; in comparison with something else
갖는
gatneun — Having, possessing; holding or owning something (present tense)
keun — Big, large, great; of considerable size or importance
장점은
jangjeomeun — Advantage is; a strong point or merit (topic marker)
계획의
gyehoegui — Of a plan; relating to planning or a scheme
통일성에
tongilseonge — In unity; in the quality of being unified or consistent
있으며
isseuumyeo — Exists and; there is, with continuation to next clause
이는
ineun — This is; referring to something just mentioned (topic marker)
물론
mullon — Of course, naturally; needless to say
그들의
geudeului — Their; possessive form of 'they'
연구가
yeonguga — Research, study; scholarly investigation (subject marker)
한정된
hanjeongdoen — Limited, restricted; confined within certain boundaries
deo — More; to a greater degree or extent
좁은
jobeun — Narrow, small; limited in width or scope
범위에
beomwiе — Within scope; in the range or extent of something
의해
uihae — By means of; through the agency of something
크게
keuge — Greatly, largely; to a significant degree
용이해진
yongihaeijn — Became easier; facilitated or made more convenient (past tense)
제외하고
jeoehaго — Excluding, except for; leaving something out
역사가들
yeoksagadeul — Historians; people who research and write about history
우리는
urineun — We (topic marker); referring to the speaker's group
같은
gateun — Same, like; similar to or identical with something
보다
boda — More than; used for comparisons indicating greater degree
근대적인
geundaejeoin — Modern, contemporary; characteristic of the modern period
편찬자들을
pyeonchanjaDeureul — Compilers (object marker); those who compile or edit works
제외한다
jeoeanda — Exclude; to leave out or omit (present tense)
eun — Topic marker; particle indicating the sentence's topic
단일한
danilhan — Single, unified; consisting of only one element
시기에
sigіе — In a period; at a specific time or era
혹은
hogeun — Or; presenting an alternative option or possibility
적어도
jeogeodo — At least; not less than a minimum amount
사무의
samuui — Of affairs, matters; relating to official or civil business
축소된
chuksodoen — Reduced, diminished; made smaller in scale or scope
영역에
yeongyeoge — In a domain; within a field, area, or territory
스스로를
seuseureureul — Oneself (object marker); referring reflexively to the subject
한정하였다
hanjeonghayeotda — Limited, restricted; confined or bounded (past tense)
야만인들이
yamanindeuri — Barbarians (subject marker); uncivilized outsiders in historical context
경계
gyeonggye — Boundary, border; the line dividing two areas
안으로
aneurо — Into the inside; moving inward toward the interior
침입하거나
chimiphageona — Invade or; to intrude or encroach upon territory
정치와
jeongchiwa — Politics and; matters of governance combined with something
필연적으로
Inevitably, necessarily; in a way that cannot be avoided
뒤섞이는
dwiseokkineun — Mixing, intermingling; becoming entangled or blended together
한에서
haneseo — As long as, insofar as; within the limits of a condition
범위
beomwi — Scope, range; the extent or boundary of something
안에
ane — Inside, within; in the interior of something
받아들여졌다
badadeullyeojyeotda — Was accepted, included; admitted into a group (past passive)
그러나
geureona — However, but; introducing a contrasting statement
있어서는
isseoseoneun — As for; in the case of, when it comes to
후자의
hujаui — Of the latter; referring to the second of two things
침공을
chimgongeul — Invasion (object marker); a military attack on a territory
제외하면
jeoehаmyeon — If excluding; except when leaving something out
got — Soon; immediately or in a short time
세계였다
segyeyeotda — Was the world; constituted the entire known world (past tense)
자연적인
jayeonjeoin — Natural; occurring by nature without artificial influence
통일성은
tongilseongeun — Unity is; the state of being unified (topic marker)
서술을
seosureul — Narrative (object marker); an account or description of events
거의
geoui — Almost, nearly; very close to but not completely
연대기적
yeondaegijeok — Chronological; arranged in order of time or dates
순서에
sunsеoe — In order; in a sequence or arranged progression
한정시켰으며
hanjeongsikyeosseuumyeo — Restricted and; confined to limits with continuation to next clause
삽화들은
saphwadeureun — Episodes, digressions (topic); illustrative stories or incidents
드물게
deumulge — Rarely, seldom; not occurring very often
발생하였고
balsaenghayeotgo — Occurred and; happened or arose (past tense, continuing)
극히
geuki — Extremely, exceedingly; to the highest possible degree
간결하였다
gangyeolhayeotda — Was concise; brief and clearly expressed (past tense)
역사가들에게도
yeoksagadeulеgedo — To historians also; for historians as well (dative)
geu — That, the; a demonstrative or definite article-like word
방향은
banghyangeun — Direction is; the course or orientation (topic marker)
마찬가지로
machanガjiro — Likewise, similarly; in the same way as before
명확하고
myeonghwakаgo — Clear and; unambiguous, evident, continuing to next clause
분명하였다
bunmyeonghayeotda — Was obvious; plain and evident (past tense)
통일의
tongilui — Of unity; relating to unification or consolidation
중심이었다
jungsimiyeotda — Was the center; served as the focal point (past tense)
지배의
jibaеui — Of domination; relating to rule or control over others
원이
woni — Circle (subject marker); a round boundary or domain
주위로
juwiro — Around, outward; spreading to the surrounding area
펼쳐진
pyeolchyeojin — Spread out, extended; expanded over a wide area
균일함과
gyunilhamgwa — Uniformity and; the quality of being consistent combined with
시민
simin — Citizen; a member of a state or civic community
정체가
jeongchega — Polity, political system (subject); form of government or constitution
확장된
hwakjangdoen — Expanded; increased in size, scope, or territory
규칙성은
gyuchikseонgeun — Regularity is; the quality of being orderly (topic marker)
말하자면
malhаjamyeon — So to speak; in other words, as it were
역사가에게
yeoksagaеge — To the historian; dative form indicating the historian as recipient
자신의
jasinui — One's own; possessive referring back to the subject
주제로
jujеro — As the subject; as the main topic or theme
선언한
seоneоnhan — Declared; announced or proclaimed as a statement
계획
gyehoek — Plan, scheme; an organized method or design
jeuk — That is, namely; used to clarify or specify what was said
jeon — All, entire; the whole of something
세계가
segyega — The world (subject marker); the entire world as subject
지배에
jibaee — Under domination; subject to rule or control
복속하게
boksokаge — To submit, be subjugated; to come under another's rule
doen — Became; past tense modifier of becoming or resulting
수단과
sudangwa — Means and; methods or instruments combined with something
방식을
bangsigеul — Method (object marker); a way or manner of doing things
강요하였다
gangyohayeotda — Imposed, forced; compelled someone to do something (past tense)
왕국들의
wanggukdeului — Of kingdoms; possessive referring to multiple kingdoms
복잡한
bokjapan — Complex, complicated; involving many intricate parts
정치는
jeongchineun — Politics (topic marker); the system of governance as topic
얼마나
eolmana — How much, how; used in exclamations of degree
달랐던가
dallattеonga — How different it was; exclamatory past tense of 'to be different'
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