01-19-2001, 05:42 PM
I agree with Quintus. Peace is the literal translation. Yet I also think "Pax Romana" translates well as the Roman Order, in the sense of a controlled, law-abiding, status quo. Think of Bush's New World Order -- how many people were alarmed by the Orwellian semantics of that phrase? I find Roman Order equally chilling, whereas Roman Peace just sounds rather dull.<br>
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I suppose the beauty of Latin (and Latinate languages) is that one word can have so many nuances depending on how it's used. Certainly Pax Romana is a propaganda phrase -- but for what audiences, and how were they to interpret it? Restive malcontents contemplating revolt, or bustling merchants looking to open up new trade routes?<br>
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I suppose the beauty of Latin (and Latinate languages) is that one word can have so many nuances depending on how it's used. Certainly Pax Romana is a propaganda phrase -- but for what audiences, and how were they to interpret it? Restive malcontents contemplating revolt, or bustling merchants looking to open up new trade routes?<br>
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Jenny
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Jenny
Founder, Roman Army Talk and RomanArmy.com
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
-- Robert Louis Stevenson
