Ok so now history’s over, well actually eventually this became this and the Papal States became Italy, but now history’s really over.

好吧，现在历史结束了， 最终这变成了这个，教皇国变成了意大利， 但现在历史真的结束了。

A good many young fellows in the Papal States—particularly in the Four Legations—are secretly preparing to get across there and join as volunteers.

教皇国的许多年轻人——尤其是四大使团的——正秘密准备渡过作为志愿者加入。

The Papal States – a narrow corridor of land  stretching from Rome to Ravenna – gradually fell into the Pope's hands and became  highly influential in the Middle Ages.

教皇国——从罗马延伸到拉文纳的狭长地带——逐渐落入教皇手中，在中世纪变得极具影响力。