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The Pax Romana
Most often revered for their warfare, Rome created more than just an incredible military
empire, they created a time of great peace that had never been seen before in recorded history.
This time of peace, referred as the Pax Roman ( 96 AD - 200 AD), which means literally Roman
Peace. This time of Roman peace was a system of government created by Augusts ( the Emperor
of Rome), and lasted for over 200 years. It was out of this peace time that sport & leisure time
where created. The bases of Roman life where that of law and order and this only took place with
good leadership. Beginning the leadership of Rome during its Golden Age was first with Nerva in
96 A. D. and ending with the death of Marcus Aurlius in 180 A. D, with the death of Marcus
Aurlius in 180 A. D., eventually also came the fall of Rome. The great rulers of the Pax Roman
helped to sustain Rome’s longevity and magnitude. The Pax Roman gave the urbane Romans a
never seen before time leisure, during this time the development of art as well as architecture and
literature were beginning to be perfected. Despite the fact that many will argue that most of the
Roman art, literature, and architecture was shaped from the Greek model that preceded the
Romans. It is more than just statement that the Romans took a Greek pattern and assembled it
into something of their very own, something that came to be known as Roman. During these
years of unbroken public peace it is estimated that some 60 million people took a part in the peace
that the Romans offered. Although, peaceful in Rome and the surrounding areas there was still
war along the edges of the Empire ( usually due to the expansion of the Roman Empire) as well as
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...nd Roy A. Adkins, Handbook To Life In Ancient Rome ( New York
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12Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins, Handbook To Life In Ancient Rome ( New York
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13William H. McNeil, A History Of The Human Community (Upper Saddle River, New
Jersey : Prentice Hall, 1997), 194.
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