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Pax Romana

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Pax Romana


(Latin; “Roman Peace”)

State of comparative tranquility throughout the Mediterranean world from the reign of Augustus (27 BCAD 14) to that of Marcus Aurelius (AD 161–180). The concord also included North Africa and Persia. The empire protected and governed provinces, each of which legislated and administered its own laws while accepting Roman taxation and military control. It was the Pax Romana that ensured the survival and eventual transmission of the classical Greek and Roman heritage.



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Grafton outlines the Pax Romana, which was the context for the earliest Christian mission, and contrasts it with the Pax Americana that prevails today.
During the period when Revelation was written, there were great opportunities for merchants to profit under the policy of pax Romana (Kraybill: 109-10).
In between, he details murder, lust and madness that marked the early years of the Pax Romana.
 
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