WORLD HISTORY

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ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the Latin term Pax Romana mean?
A
Roman police
B
Roman peace
C
Roman Republic
D
Roman pride
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pax Romana, (Latin: “Roman Peace”) a state of comparative tranquillity throughout the Mediterranean world from the reign of Augustus (27 bce–14 ce) to the reign of Marcus Aurelius (161 –180 ce).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pax Romana (Latin for “Roman peace”) was a long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military forces experienced by the Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. Since this period was initiated during Augustus’s reign, it is sometimes called Pax Augusta.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Pax Romana which translates to Roman Peace, was a 200-year period in Roman history associated with great peace, stability, and economic prosperity spanning from 27 BCE. to 180 CE.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first known record of the term Pax Romana appears in a writing by Seneca the Younger in AD 55. The concept was highly influential, and the subject of theories and attempts to copy it in subsequent ages.

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