Pax Romana
/ˌpæks roʊˈmɑː.nə/noun
A period of relative peace and stability across the Roman Empire, traditionally dated from 27 BCE to 180 CE.
Did you know?The Pax Romana was not universal peace: Rome maintained it through military force, conquest, taxation, and the suppression of revolts.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pak-
“To fasten, join, or make an agreement”
Ancient Latin
Latin
pax
“Peace, especially an agreement or settled order after conflict”
1st Century BCE
Latin
Pax Romana
“The Roman peace; an ideological expression of order under Roman rule”
27 BCE–180 CE
Latin
Pax Romana
“The traditional historical period of relative stability beginning under Augustus and ending after the death of Marcus Aurelius”
Modern English
English
Pax Romana
“A historical term for Rome’s imperial era of relative peace and stability”