Ancient Rome and the Quest for Peace

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23443159
AutoresRichard D Weigel (Western Kentucky University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Páginas105-122
Fecha de publicación2022-10-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoCHAPTER
RevistaOxford Handbook of Peace History (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197549087.013.2
OpenAlexW4307697253
ISBN9780197549087
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas10

Although peace for the ancient Romans was primarily “negative” in that it was both established and maintained by superior military force, they did create peace over substantive geographical areas that lasted for significant periods of time during both the republic and the “pax Romana” of the empire. There were also religious, linguistic, economic, and political actions that helped secure peace in a positive way. Those Romans who commented on the benefits that accompanied peace generally contrasted these with the chaos and bloodshed they associated with civil war and connected them both to a golden age in their early history as well as with their own experiences in the early Empire period.

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