Peter Stothard

What ‘pax’ meant in Rome’s golden age of imperialism

Emperors from Titus to Hadrian avoided civil war at all costs, but the mass destruction or enslavement of other peoples was another matter

‘The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem’, by Francesco Hayez. [Getty Images] 
issue 01 July 2023
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