Pax Romana

Cultural dissemination was seen throughout the Ancient World. Each civilisation built on the legacy of the previous one, modifying it to fit their own needs. Some examples of legacies being passed on to different cultures are present in Sumerians throughout Mesopotamia, Greek in the Near East, and Roman culture during the Principate. Each preceding civilisation had a major impact on the social, economical, and political shape of the former cultures. Sumerians laid the foundation of the social…

Cleopatra, whom Caesar once sought help from. Octavian managed to defeat Anthony and Cleopatra and was given the title Augustus, or “The Revered One” by the Senate and was Rome’s first official emperor. When Augustus became emperor he brought the Pax Romana, or an age where Rome had peace which took place from 30 BCE to 180 CE. During his reign he brought many…

would often cringe when i talked. Eventually, this individual, along with a team of “friends” I had ceased conversing with me altogether, and avoided my presence thenceforth. I was again an outcast, stripped from my prosperity like Rome from its pax romana. My morale decreased and along with it, my grades. I began to perform badly in class due to the uninvited stress and my control over my grades became…

Although Rome and China were never in direct contact, they existed simultaneously in Eurasia at the beginning of the Christian era and both had numerous similarities as well as differences. China, which lasted from 206 BC to 220 AD, and Rome, which lasted from 27 BC to 476 AD, both had similar situations in their society in terms of how they utilized theologies for their rulers and used militaries for protection against enemies. However, Rome and China had two very different views of government…

Modern America Reconsidered” by Mason Hammond. Hammond was a respected scholar who worked at the University and Harvard. He focused his studies and his published books on studying Rome and the empire that it constructed. In the journal article, “Pax Romana/Pax Americana: Perceptions of Rome in American Political Culture” the author puts down the theory of parallels claiming that they do not exist. According to this article, they parallels only come about due to misrepresentations in…

Ancient tales long lived influencing human views of the universe and explaining why things exist are considered myths. The basic aspect of mankind are heavily impacted by traditional stories ranging from the world’s creation, overcoming death and persuasion to a political view to name a few examples. Although, typically regional in origin each myth centralizes relevance in societies around the world. Vern Westfall stated, “Myths do not clarify or extrapolate factual information, they do however,…

In Rome for example, the military carefully watched the borders and all the major roads of the empire. This helped to keep the “pax romana” or Roman peace. This allowed trade to be popular throughout the whole region. In Han China, men were required to serve two years in the military for border protection. The armies of both empires served as a sign of immense power to both enemies…

also had a mix of a variety of cultures. As they took people from all over Europe as either slaves or granted them citizenship, different cultures started to emerge. Rome came to a time of peace as Caesar Augustus became King. He inaugurated the pax romana, or Roman Peace era. During this time it was considered safe among the roman world and freedom of movement. This is when the Christian ideas of religion began to spread. After Jesus died, the flame he left on the Jewish people was still…

Pompeii was an ancient roman town. It was destroyed in the eruption of mount Vesuvius in 79 AD . There are many components of the roman culture. a few of them include architecture, mythology, and language. Architecture flourished during the pax romana time. Wealth and increasing population allowed Romans to create new architectural solutions of their own. "The use of vaults and arches, together with a sound knowledge of building materials, enabled them to achieve unprecedented successes in the…

power - the Senate, the consuls, the courts - but in reality he and his successors governed like kings ruling an empire.” Although it may have been unfair to trick the Roman people, Augustus’s rule was incredibly successful and brought on peace (The Pax Romana). One could even argue that Augustus’s trickery was even necessary due to how disastrous the situation was when Caesar declared himself sole ruler of Rome. The republic needed this manipulation of the political system in order for…