Pax Romana
Subtitle: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 513
ISBN-13: 9780297864288
Description: The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet the Romans were first and foremost conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates in the east to the Atlantic coast in the west. Their peace meant Roman victory and was brought about by strength and dominance rather than co-existence with neighbours. The Romans were aggressive and ruthless, and during the creation of their empire millions died or were enslaved.
Notes: Source title: Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World