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Definition of Pax Romana
1. Noun. The Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire.
Definition of Pax Romana
1. Proper noun. The long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire between 27 BC and 180 AD. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pax Romana
Literary usage of Pax Romana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Romans Under the Empire by Charles Merivale (1865)
"Universal tranquillity; Pax Romana. THE conquests of Sulla and Lucullus, and
still more The empire those of Pompeius, opened a new world to of the worid. ..."
2. An Outline History of the Roman Empire (44 B. C. to 378 A. D.) by William Stearns Davis (1911)
"The Pax Romana; General Prosperity of the Age. —Never had the world known a peace
and prosperity like that of Augustus. The imperial galleys chased pirates ..."
3. A Federal South Africa: A Comparison of the Critical Period of American by Percy Alport Molteno (1896)
"Gradual consolidation leads to widening peace area—War at first favours internal
peace—Pax Romana—Civilizing result of Roman peace—Gradual removal of ..."
4. History of the Romans Under the Empire by Charles Merivale (1856)
"THE POPULATION OF THE ROMAN DOMINIONS UNDER AUGUSTUS. — UNIVERSAL PEACE : PAX
ROMANA. THE conquests of Sulla and Lucullus, ..."
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