Pax Romana
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Pax Romana was the time when there was peace in the Roman Empire. (Peace is when there is no war. "Pax" means "peace" in the Latin language; "Romana" means "Roman" in Latin. So, "Pax Romana" means "Roman peace.")
The Pax Romana lasted from 27 BC until 180 AD. It started when Augustus Caesar was the emperor (ruler) of the Roman Empire.
The main good things that happened in this time were:
- There were not many wars.
- There was a lot of trade. ("Trade" means the buying and selling of goods. Goods are things that can be bought or sold.)
The Emperors of the Pax Romana ARe Nerva AD 96-98
Nerva reformed land laws in favor of the poor and revised taxes. Trajan expanded the empire to its largest size built many new public works. Hadrian built Hadrians wall in Britain and also made Roman laws easier to understand Antoninus Pius promoted art and science and built new public works, and passed laws to aid orphans Marcus Aurelius Pax Romana ended after his death Hepled unite the empire econimcally and also reformed Roman law
