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Pax Romana (Latin: Roman Peace)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

as the sole remaining superpower, there was a great deal of talk about a "new world order" free of conflict and a "Pax Americana"--a reference to the Pax Romana, when Rome was the sole superpower of the ancient world.

1989: The fall of the Berlin Wall: the wall not only divided Berlin, ...

Under Pax Romana Caesar could come from any of the provinces and be any colour so long as Caesar was Roman.

The limits of change: Despite the political skills and charm of ...

EARLY in the second century AD, after several bloody and unsuccessful incursions into the lands of the Caledonian tribes, the Emperor Hadrian decided that a great fortified wall would be built from east to west across what is now Northumbria and Cumbria, thereby abandoning a costly and futile attempt to impose the Pax Romana on the north British tribes.

Is it time to bring our troops home? DEBATE

In Jesus' day, the Pax Romana held sway and epitomized the tempter's rule.

First Sunday in Lent: February 10, 2008

Europe's western half has been at peace since 1945, the longest peace since the Pax Romana and one now extended throughout Europe.

The future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: how valuable an ...

By this method they conquered the world and kept the Pax Romana for hundreds of years.

Northwest Voices; A sampling of readers' letters, faxes and e-mails

Pax Romana was beaten off 73 at Doncaster this month, where the trip may have been too far.

Today's verdict: Le Vie dei Coloris chance highlighted by Leicester ...

8 June When Rosemary Goldie addressed us at St Mary's Cathedral, we had glimpses of a remarkable and Fifty Years of significant life: schooling at Our Lady of Mercy Service to the College Parramatta, study at the Sorbonne, work for Holy See the Grail, overseas again with Pax Romana.

Completed 2003 programme