PAX (ROMES GOLDEN AGE) (PB)

The Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden age. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state the world had yet seen. At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to Arabia and contained perhaps a quarter of humanity. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland demonstrates how Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence.