Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World

By Adrian Goldsworthy

Categories: History

Historian Adrian Goldsworthy examines the Pax Romana, the long period of peace and stability in the Roman Empire during the first and second centuries AD. He shows how Rome won its empire through brutal conquest and kept it through a combination of military power, diplomacy and the cooperation of provincial elites. Goldsworthy explores what peace meant for the people living under Roman rule.

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• Shane Parrish: “ A comprehensive and engaging history of Roman peace, which was brought on not by words but dominance. Goldsworthy recounts the civil rebellions of the conquered, including why they broke out and how the Romans responded. Compelling throughout and offers many lessons of power”