Also included in the mos maiorum was the cursus honorum or course of offices, through which a Roman could rise politically.

同样包括在祖先的传统中也就是一系列的官职通过这一举措，罗马人可以提升政治地位。

After this both Vespasian and his brother became consul, the  highest political office on the cursus honorum, Vespasian gaining the honour in 51 AD.

此后， 维斯帕芗和他的兄弟都成为了执政官，这是荣誉勋章中的最高政治职位，维斯帕芗于公元 51 年获得了这一荣誉。

While a politician didn't absolutely have to be a certain age to run for office, or even to hold the office, previous office in the cursus honorum, exceptions were very few.

尽管政治家不需要到特定年龄才能执政，或者担任职位担任一定官职，但是很少有例外。

Thus, although Vespasian's father was a humble money  lender and tax collector, his ambitious sons were determined to climb the cursus honorum, the  Roman ladder of political hierarchy.

因此，尽管维斯帕先的父亲是一位卑微的放债人和收税人，但他雄心勃勃的儿子们却决心攀登罗马政治等级制度的荣誉阶梯。