WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How long did the Pax Romana last?
A
200 years
B
20 years
C
100 years
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term “Pax Romana, ‘’ which literally means “Roman peace, ‘’ refers to the time period from 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E. in the Roman Empire. This 200-year period saw unprecedented peace and economic prosperity throughout the Empire, which spanned from England in the north to Morocco in the south and Iraq in the east.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The Pax Romana ended because of the ineffective leadership of the Emperor Commodus, who came to power in 180 AD. After his death in 192 AD, a civil war broke out as multiple people tried to take control of Rome. The empire never fully recovered from this.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many have touted Augustus’s reign as bringing much-needed stability and prosperity after years of civil unrest and war throughout the Mediterranean region by instigating the famed Pax Romana-a relative peace that lasted 200 years.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pax Romana ended following the death of Marcus Aurelius, who broke with recent tradition by anointing his son Commodus as his successor. Plagued by decadence and incompetence, the reign of Commodus ended in 192 A.D. with his assassination, which sparked a civil war that brought an end to a golden age of Roman history.

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