What does Pax Romana mean?

[Matthew Amt]

Yup, Roman Peace. It's almost a propaganda term, used under Augustus to describe the whole Mediterranean world united under Rome and no longer at war. Theoretically, a person could travel on Roman roads from the English Channel to the Black Sea to the Nile to the Straights of Gibralter using one language and one coinage. That's kind of a stretch, of course. And Pax Romana kind of ignores all kinds of wars and revolts that occurred under Augustus and his successors. Protecting the roads and frontiers was just part of the business of running an empire.<br>
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Vale,<br>
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