Pax Romana

commonly not used only in the army, but also by civilians to protect themselves. Which had lead to death of Caesar because senators bought daggers to the congress secretly. In addition, the civilized armor and weapons of the Roman army had lead to Pax Romana, which means “the success of the Rome”. Individual Roman soldiers bought weapons with their money and carried a variety of weapons for different circumstances. In hand to hand combat, which was most of the battles at that era, it was…

because the Pax Romana, during which Roman culture really developed, would not have been started by Augustus if Julius Caesar had not first set the groundwork for the Republic to become the Empire. The Republic before Caesar was a volatile and unstable place, and Caesar brought it out of this state. Although the Roman Republic seemed as if it was a stable form of government, its transformation was inevitable, and Julius Caesar saved Rome by initiating this transformation, bringing about the…

Sometimes I wonder where and how did Christianity originate and how did it become a universal religion rather than a local religion. Well, it all started in the Roman Empire, during this time period there was a lot of despair and there was a huge gap between the rich and the poor. The Roman Empire was also split into two parts, the Eastern part and the Western part. At first the Roman Empire tolerated all religions as long as they paid their taxes, respected their Roman gods, respected their…

How and Why The Roman Empire Declined and Fell The Roman Empire began its decline and eventually fell due to many reasons. During the Pax Romana, Roman culture flourished and spread throughout the peaceful empire. But, after the Pax Romana started to crumble, the Roman Empire began its decline. The first issue that affected the Roman Empire tremendously was inflation. Inflation is a drastic drop in the value of money, along with a huge rise in the prices of products. The inflation…

decentralized because of debauched emperors and officials. After the Pax Romana, Rome entered a period of political destabilization and corrupted emperors. Commodus was the first of these emperors ruling from 180-192 C.E. Commodus began surrendering political control to praetorian soldiers and selling out imperial favors. After Commodus, Rome could not hold a steady succession of emperors. There were thirteen emperors from the end of the Pax Romana in 180 C.E. to the fall of Rome in 476 C.E.…

fires. He also started the first police force and fire department to regulate crime and fires. Augustus also created a stockpile of food, water, and other supplies for the poor people of Rome. In addition to his other achievements, establishing the Pax Romana was Augustus’s greatest…

The Roman Empire began in 509 BC, lasting 1,000 years, having many strengths in how it was ruled and operated. There were also many weakness, which resulted in its fall in 576 AD. The Roman Empire collapse was the cause of both internal and external factors, and even though Rome was the biggest Empire for years, it could not stop those factors. Rome had many strengths, and one big one was its army; consisting of thousands of men, Rome’s army conquered many neighboring lands, expanding its…

Octavian was one of Rome’s first great emperors. His political and moral reforms and his ability to conquer new land made him powerful and effective. At the beginning of his rein, he took on the name of Caesar Augustus from his given name of Octavian. When Octavian was 18, Julius Caesar made him his heir and adopted son. He joined Marc Antony and ruled Rome and western land and Antony ruled Egypt and east. Due to confliction with each other, Octavian persuaded Rome to invade Egypt and…

each conquest came the opportunity to control tax and tribute. Through each expansion, the Mongol Empire became more economically and technologically advanced. This period in which the Mongols controlled most of Asia became known as the Pax Mongolica. During the Pax Mongolica, the territory of the Mongol empire became a safe place where commerce and capitalism flourished. The Mongols re-established the Silk Road as a place where Europeans and Eurasian civilizations can travel safely and…

The Augustan Age was when Octavian Augustus, the nephew of Julius Caesar ruled from the 31 B.C.E and he also established the era of Pax Romana. Pax Romana or “Roman Peace" is roughly a two hundred year period of peace, established by Augustus, the first ever emperor of Roman Empire. The Aeneid is very strong in its presentation of what we’ve come to see as traditional Roman values, the virtues…