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This period is generally considered to have lasted from 27 BC , when Augustus Caesar declared an end to the great Roman civil wars of the first century, until either 180 AD, when emperor Marcus Aurelius died or the death of his son, Commodus in 192 AD. It was a time in which Roman Commerce thrived, unhampered by pirates or marauding enemy troops. It was not peaceful; rebellions frequently appeared, but were mostly quelled. For example, British tribes ( Queen Boudicca and the Iceni ) rebelled against harsh Roman rule in 60 AD and at least 150,000 people lost their lives, a figure which does not include the massacre and starvation after the British defeat. Additionally, both border skirmishes and Roman wars of conquest happened during this period. Trajan embarked on a series of campaigns against the Parthians during his reign and Marcus Aurelius spent almost the entire last decade of his rule defending the frontiers of the Empire. Indeed, one might argue that Rome was constantly involved in some conflict or another during the "Pax Romana." However, the interior provinces remained largely untouched by warfare, thus giving the empire the semblance of peace. The Ara Pacis , or "Altar of peace" was erected for Augustus at the expense of the Roman Senate to celebrate the era of 'Augustan' peace. The Roman city ''Pax Iuliae'' ("Peace of the Gens Julia ") is today's Beja, Portugal . THE "FIVE GOOD EMPERORS" OF THE PAX ROMANA SEE ALSO |
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