Pax Romana

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Pāx Rōmāna, from pāx (“peace”) + Rōmāna (“Roman”), apparently coined by Seneca the Younger in 55 AD and popularized in English by Edward Gibbon in his c. 1776 Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

Proper noun

Pax Romana

1. (historical) The long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire between 27 BC and 180 AD.

   Synonym: Pax Augusta

Coordinate terms

• See pāx

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: Pax Romana, Rooman rauha
• French: paix romaine f
• Latin: Pax Romana f
• Polish: pokój rzymski m
• Thai: สันติภาพโรมัน
• Vietnamese: Hoà bình La Mã, Thái bình La Mã

Latin

Etymology

From pāx (“peace”) + Rōmāna (“Roman”), apparently coined by Seneca the Younger in 55 AD

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpaks ˈrɔ.ma.na]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpaks ˈrɔː.ma.na]

Noun

Pāx Rōmāna f sg (genitive Pācis Rōmāna); third declension

1. Pax Romana