George S. Patton

For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeteers, musicians and strange animals from conquered territories, together with carts laden with treasure and captured armaments. The conquerors rode in a triumphal chariot, the dazed prisoners walking in chains before him. Sometimes his children robed in white stood with him in the chariot or rode the trace horses. A slave stood behind the conqueror holding a golden crown and whispering in his ear a warning: that all glory is fleeting.
一千年前，罗马人战后凯旋而归，享受喧闹巡游的荣耀。其中的号角手、乐师及怪兽，全来自被征服的国土，木头车盛满掳掠得来的金银珠宝。胜利者坐在敞篷的马车上，囚犯系着铁链在他面前走过，他的儿子们穿上白袍骑在马背上，奴隶站在胜利者背后拿着皇冠，在他耳边低诉：一切荣耀尽化云烟……