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Roman peace

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noun

  1. the establishment and maintenance of peace by armed force.


Etymology

Origin of Roman peace

Translation of Latin pāx Rōmāna

Example Sentences

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Alec Guinness plays Aurelius as a weary—dare we say Stoic?—intellectual who wants a Roman peace that all foreigners can join, not as slaves or as clients but as citizens.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 30, 2014

As emperor he proves ruthless and gifted, fighting the imperial wars, defending the Roman peace, reorganizing Britain and the Rhine frontier.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It is our peace," he told his victorious legions, "Roman peace."

From Time Magazine Archive

Profiting by the Roman peace which assured free travel and traffic everywhere, and favoured the exchange of ideas and merchandise, this old God insolently made ready to conquer the Universe.

From Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels by France, Anatole

However, the remaining peoples of Gaul refused to join the revolt, preferring the Roman peace to a renewal of the old intertribal struggles.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly