Pax Romana Pax Romana was an era of peace that began when Augustus became Emperor 27 BC to when Marcus Aurelius died in AD 180. Peace meant that Rome was stable and safe from invaders. Pax Romana was the “Golden Age” of Rome. Roman republic Origin Romulus and Remus founded Rome. Their parents were Rhea Silvia and the god Mars. They drowned Rhea but, the children were safe in a basket floating down a river later rescued by a she-wolf which was sacred to Mars. The two brothers decided
stabilizing its borders, Rome started the Pax Romana (Roman Peace) that lasted over 200 years. Pax Romana did not necessarily mean peace for the empire itself, but rather, peace within the Empire. The threat of the rampaging legions were solved as they were placed away from the city of Rome, to control the borders. Fellow Romans no longer fought with each other, conspiracies were never created and each Emperors following one another fought with one violently. The Pax Romana lasted from 27 BC up to AD 180,
reforms. He also modernized and rebuilt the Roman City. However, many of his political rivals feared of his growing power and later was assassinated him in 44 BCE. Octavian, a.k.a Caesar Augustus, was Julius Caesar's grand nephew. He established the Pax Romana, which was the period of relative internal peace. Through his military power, he secured absolute power for himself and future
and it’s people. Augustus Caesar's statue should have a place in our city because he started Pax Romana, he had many great reforms and he was a great leader who led by example. All these reasons make him a significant part of our history and someone who deserves a memorial. Augustus had many accomplishments which changed the future of Rome and one of his biggest accomplishments has been Pax Romana. Pax Romana has been a key point in our history so far. In this time Augustus had managed to rebuild 82
dedication to Pax, the goddess during the rule of Augustus, and the Pax Romana, the era of peace that Augustus brought in the first dynasty. By dedicating a monument to the goddess during Augustus’ rule, it was a reminder to the people of the era of peace that Augustus led. Accordingly, the Flavian Temple was directly facing the Forum of Augustus. Because of the monument’s location and theme, it is clear that Vespasian wanted to connect himself to Augustus, the model of a good emperor, and the Pax
“I have found Rome of clay; I leave it to you of marble.” These were Augustus’s last words. Augustus was born Gaius Octavius on September 23 63 B.C. in Rome. Augustus’s father was a senator and governor in the Roman republic. Augustus was the nephew of Julias Caesar and then later became his heir. He was a teenager and was in Apollenia (modern-day Albania) when his uncle was murdered. Augustus was named Octavian before 27 B.C. He was the first and most powerful Roman emperor. Augustus was the most
there was a great loss of and weakening of family tradition and an increase in celibacy and sterile marriages. Augustus sought to improve the Roman way of life because of his value of traditional Roman customs during a time of peace known as the Pax Romana. Augustus improved Roman culture, and brought back traditional values by restoring Roman religious beliefs, producing better marriages, and encouraging people to have more children. The first step that Augustus took to revive the
within the ancient world. This ancient society has contributed to any factors that we still use today such as government, law, politics, engineering, art technology and so forth. Ancient Rome was an empire of greatness and satisfaction known as Pax Romana or “a time of peace.” The ruler of this time period, Marcus Aurelius, died causing all kinds of havoc to the empire and thus leading to the downfall of Rome. Travesty such as power struggles between emperors, the economic decline due to corruption
Ancient Rome lasted 723 years and it was untouchable... until the Roman Empire turned fat and sassy.About 200 years of peace, and the Romans had lost their edge. During the Pax Romana was when when everything started to go wrong, and the Romans had become lazy. Because of unstable leadership, and economic corruption, the mighty empire of Rome fell through.The use of primary and secondary source documents, this paper will explore Rome's tragic downfall. To begin with, unstable leadership led
2015) Similarly, the Romans during take over and expansion, adopted Greek values and norms (Hellenism). However, they were able to generate various religious beliefs/groups amongst the citizens of the Roman Empire via the help of their leadership, “Pax Romana/(Roman peace).” This essay compares and contrasts the similarity and differences between early Christianity and “The Mystery Religions” of the Roman Empire. (Maoz, 2015)