Imperator (commander-in-chief), stabilized Rome by halting the expansion of the Empire, securing its borders and started building public projects such as the Pantheon. By securing and 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
Remus and Romulus, twin sons of Mars, the god of war, founded Rome. Placed on the Tiber in a basked to drown they were rescued by a she-wolf. A king of nearby Alba Longa was defeated by the brothers, which founded their own city on the riverbanks. Romulus murdered his brother and became the first king of Rome. In the Latin Plain of Central Italy, Rome a single city-state grew to develop into an empire ruling the entire Mediterranean coastal region. The Roman government can be divided into two