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Pax Romana
Pax Romana
(
Latin
for "
Roman
Peace
") was the long period of peacefulness and minimal expansion by the Roman military force experienced by the
Roman Empire
after the end of the
Final War of the Roman Republic
and before the beginning of the
Crisis of the Third Century
. Since it was established by
Augustus
, it is sometimes called
Pax Augusta
. Its span was approximately 206 years (27 BC to 180 AD) according to
Encyclopedia Britannica
or from 70 AD to 192 AD according to
The Cambridge Ancient History
.
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