Pax Romana
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Italian History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Date: 27 -180
Latin term meaning “Roman Peace,” the Pax Romana was a period of relative calm throughout the Mediterranean from the reign of Caesar Augustus (27 b.c.e.-14 c.e.) to that of Marcus Aurelius (161-180). Under the competent reign of Augustus, who became ruler of the Greco-Roman world after defeating Cleopatra and Marc Antony’s forces at Actium in 31 b.c.e., the system of imperial administration and trade that made the Pax Romana possible was established. According to many authorities, a true Pax Romana was not established until the death of the Emperor Domitian in 96 c.e. In the words...
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