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27 Pax Romana – Roman Peace

The Pax Romana (Latin for “Roman peace”) is a roughly 200-year-long period of Roman history which is identified as a golden age of increased and sustained Roman imperialism, relative peace and order, prosperous stability, hegemonic power, and regional expansion.  This is despite several revolts and wars, and continuing competition with Parthia. It is traditionally dated as commencing with the accession of Augustus, founder of the Roman principate, in 27 BC and concluding in AD 180 with the death of Marcus Aurelius, the last of the “Five Good Emperors“. During this period of about two centuries, the Roman Empire achieved its greatest territorial extent in AD 117 (Emperor Trajan), and its population reached a maximum of up to 70 million people, which was […]

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Events 20s – Frisian revolts against the Romans

Frisian revolts against the Romans Events Galba, the future emperor, is a Roman praetor. Emperor Tiberius is forced to order an investigation and a public trial in the Roman Senate, for the murder of Germanicus. Fearing he will be found guilty, Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso commits suicide. The manufacture of pens and metal writing tools begins in Rome  Greek geographer Strabo publishes Geographica, a work covering the world known to the Romans and Greeks at the time of Emperor Augustus – it is the only such book to survive from the ancient world 28 – According to the Gospel of Luke (Luke 3:1-2), the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus begin at the earliest in this year, and more likely in AD 29 revolts by the Aedui, Thracian tribesmen, and the Frisians against the Roman […]

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