Tom Holland on Rome’s golden age
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The Power of Peace in the Roman Empire
The Pax Romana was a 200-year period of continuous peace in the Roman Empire. Tom Holland: "If I had to choose a period of ancient history to live in, I would absolutely choose this period" The Romans were very muscular and aggressive - they upheld their monopoly on violence with merciless force.
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