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Pax Romana
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Pax Romana [ˈpæks rəʊˈmɑːnə]
n
(Historical Terms) the Roman peace; the long period of stability under the Roman Empire
Pax Romana - An uneasy peace, as one imposed by a powerful state on a weaker or vanquished state.
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Noun1.Pax Romana - the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire
peace - the state prevailing during the absence of war
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The use of the navy in 1850 to blockade Greece in the Don Pacifico affair, in order to force the payment of damages to a British passport holder whose property had been damaged in an anti-Semitic riot in Athens, was defended by Henry, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, the Foreign Secretary, in Parliament with reference to the role of Britain as offering guarantees equivalent to those of the PaxRomana of classical fame.
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