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Pax Romana

War, Peace, and Conquest in the Roman World

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Pax Romana

De: Adrian Goldsworthy
Narrado por: Derek Perkins
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Best-selling author Adrian Goldsworthy turns his attention to the Pax Romana, the famous peace and prosperity brought by the Roman Empire at its height in the first and second centuries AD. Yet the Romans were conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates to the Atlantic coast. Ruthless, Romans won peace not through coexistence but through dominance; millions died and were enslaved during the creation of their empire.

Pax Romana examines how the Romans came to control so much of the world and asks whether traditionally favorable images of the Roman peace are true. Goldsworthy vividly recounts the rebellions of the conquered and examines why they broke out, why most failed, and how they became exceedingly rare. He reveals that hostility was just one reaction to the arrival of Rome and that from the outset, conquered peoples collaborated, formed alliances, and joined invaders, causing resistance movements to fade away.

©2016 Adrian Goldsworthy (P)2016 Tantor Antiguo Europa Guerras y Conflictos Ideologías y Doctrinas Militar Política y Gobierno Roma Italia Guerra África
Balanced Historical Perspective • Comprehensive Roman Coverage • Clear Speech • Engaging Historical Narrative
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Learn about the pax Ramona era was something I needed to learn. It was awesome. The story, the characters.

Good read

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The author is wonderfully informative of the details of Roman history. His conclusion is equally well balanced and judicious. I already heard it twice and will listen and learn from it again.

Superb analysis of Roman "peace"

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If you like the story of the Roman late Republic to high Empire, this is a fantastic book. Goldsworthy goes into sufficient detail of certain subjects without getting lost in the minutiae. And as always, Derek Perkins is phenomenal.

Great Book

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Excellent book but the narration can be a bit dull at times. Derek Perkins is a good narrator but could stand to liven things up a bit

Adrian Goldsworthy crushes it again

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While not going into great detail, step by step, this is a solid broad overview of Rome.
What it was, what it did, etc.
If you're looking for an introduction to the Roman empire, here's your book.
Narrator was great.

A good overview

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Love a good history about the Romans.
This one was more sweeping than the last I read but still, excellent.

Rome is Rome.

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I’ve been fascinated by ancient history most of my life and have consumed numerous
documentaries and books about classical antiquity. However, the bulk of academic work and media produced in the post-War era has a distinctive political bent to it, full of contemporary criticisms and projections on the ancient past. The Romans are on the receiving end of the lion’s share of these barbs.

Take Mary Beard’s documentary series on Ancient Rome produced by the BBC for example. While it is clear Ms. Beard has a passion for the subject matter there are numerous instances where her negative commentary on Romans is infused with modern sensibilities and clearly what I’d consider a contemporary leftist projection on the past. One example that leaps to mind is her bizarre observance that provincial aqueducts were vanity projects and despite a native Italian historian insisting that the streets and graffiti in Pompeii were cleaner than in their modern counterpart, scoffing in his face. The criticisms permeate most modern work as if they’re intended to knock the status of the Romans down several notches. They are often condemnations made in a vacuum and conversely when Rome is shown in a good light it reflects some modern progressive sensibility. The wider world and conditions in it are rarely considered.
Goldsworthy’s book is a counter-point to these perversions of modern academia and the political overlay that has distorted our perceptions of the past.
This is a balanced look at what the Pax Romana was and what it was not. It also speaks to why the Roman Empire was not only successful but enduring and and offsets or neutralizes the claims of academics distorting the past with their political biases knowingly or not.
For me Goldsworthy is the modern authority on the ancient past because of his ability to detach his modern sensibilities and provide broader context. Through his research and narrative the reader is provided a more balanced and nuanced observation on why and how the Roman Empire became the greatest empire the world had ever known.

The History and Refreshing Commentary We Need

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Well written and well read. Makes it clear that human nature never changes. The rules of the game of gaining power and gaining wealth change depending on the era and circumstances in which a society comes into being.

A Balanced assessment of the Roman Peace

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I was dissapointed not to find more on agriculture. The entire Roman empire was made possible by agricultual surpluses and almost all residents in Roman lands were producing food. Were the people better fed clothed and shelterred as a result of the imperium? I remember one paper that mentioned rural people grew taller and more healthy after Rome itself was reduced from 500,000 to 50,000 population. More food available to those who produced it?

A worthwhile addition to any library

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One of the best books I've ever read on any subject. Mary Beard's SPQR and Suetonius' 12 Caesars are examples of excellent books on Rome, and Goldsworthy's other works are also excellent, but this book gives the fullest sense of what Rome was like. It provides context to all aspects of a society: military, culture, history, geography, economics, logistics, and others. This is the book to read if one wants the most complete picture of rome. Despite current usage, the Pax Romana didn't originally refer to the heyday of a declining empire. The original usage likely makes many uncomfortable: it referred to the peace and prosperity that followed Roman conquest of a foreign region unavailable in other conditions, largely due to infighting and lack of political will within the networks of tribes the Romans conquered. Many people won't like the fact that Roman conquest led to Better lives in many instances for the conquered. This does not automatically approve of Roman morality in terms of violence, but rather the Imperium's bureaucratic organization which proves so effective.

Incredibly good

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