Kirsten's Blog Week 3

 The time of peace in Rome.

Pax Romana known as the time of peace within the Roman Empire brought great improvements and advancements in the economy. With the economy goring and the military power at its best Rome was a place of peace. With this many politicians enforced stability and order throughout the land. Offering means of entertainment to all economic classes promoting the idea that the Roman Empire is the safest ad economic stable place a person can live. Learning this brought up the ultimate question of exactly how peaceful was Rome at this time.

Thriving from about 27 BC to 180 AD the Roman Empire stretched across the land surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.  Militia was at its highest and the safety net for the empire. Utilizing their power Rome could appear indestructible to all the citizens. Outside of the Roman world were constant threats to the state. Foreign enemies wishing to take control made constant attempts to the empire.

To avoid anxiety from citizens politicians would often use captured prisoners from other lands as victims of their entertainment. A known example of this is brining captured prisoners into gladiator games. A great tactic utilized by the romans to prove to its people that they have nothing to worry about when it comes to people outside of the empire.

Also despite the fact that that romans gave the impressions that there was overall peace within their empire it was mostly favored towards the upper and wealthier classes.  Middle and lower classes still did no have equal treatment and

Learning this we find that the term Pax Romana was a roman peace due to militia power and dominance, and economic stability of the upper class.