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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

The Roman peace, in the midst of which he died, was his work only very indirectly.

From Characters and events of Roman History by Ferrero, Frances Lance

He speaks of the "Ecclesiastical peace" as of old the emperors spoke of the "Roman peace."

From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Conway, Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis)

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