Dark And Light Sides Of Pax Romana: Great Political Slogan Introduced After Civil Wars

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Pax Romana (“Roman Peace”) was a political slogan of great importance. It was introduced after the civil wars but not immediately after the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.

The map depicts the Roman Empire in 117 C.E., at the height of the Pax Romana. Image credit: ushistory.org

The “Roman Peace” was delayed and could start in 27 BC. The continued fighting occurred in Hispania (the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) and the Alps region. It ended when Emperor Marcus Aurelius died in 180 CE.

The Empire, which during the first and second centuries AD had a considerable territorial extent, was prosperous and peaceful. Its power was stable, military expansion of Rome was limited to a minimum, warfare was banished to the frontiers protected by the army, and the war was banished.

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