Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World
| Best-selling author Adrian Goldsworthy turns his attention to the Pax Romana, the famous peace and prosperity brought by the Roman Empire at its height in the first and second centuries AD. Yet the Romans were conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates to the Atlantic coast. Ruthless, Romans won peace not through coexistence but through dominance; millions died and were enslaved during the creation of their empire. Pax Romana examines how the Romans came to control so much of the world and asks whether traditionally favorable images of the Roman peace are true. Goldsworthy vividly recounts the rebellions of the conquered, examining why they broke out, why most failed, and how they became exceedingly rare. He reveals that hostility was just one reaction to the arrival of Rome and that from the outset, conquered peoples collaborated, formed alliances, and joined invaders, causing resistance movements to fade away. | |||
Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgements List of Maps Preface – Living in Peace Introduction – A Glory Greater than War PART ONE – REPUBLIC I The Rise of Rome II War III Friends and Rivals IV Traders and Settlers V ‘How much did you make?’ – Government VI Provincials and Kings PART TWO – PRINCIPATE VII Emperors VIII Rebellion IX Resistance, Rioting and Robbery X Imperial Governors XI Life under Roman Rule XII The Army and the Frontiers XIII Garrisons and Raids XIV Beyond the Pax Romana Conclusion – Peace and War Chronology Glossary Abbreviations Bibliography Notes Index |
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