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Two centuries of relative peace

Events · Roman Empire Daily
For roughly 200 years, the Mediterranean world enjoyed a long stretch of relative stability called the Pax Romana.

Deep dive

From Augustus (27 BC) to around 180 AD, internal peace and secure trade routes let commerce and culture flourish across the empire, though it was hardly peaceful on every frontier.

Source: Standard surveys; the term derives from Roman usage of 'Pax Romana.'

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