Pax Romana

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pax Rōmāna (literally “Roman peace”), first used in writing by Seneca the Younger in 55 CE.

Proper noun

Pax Romana

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) The long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire between 27 BCE and 180 CE.
    Synonym: Pax Augusta

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