Pax Romana
208Cynic, Epic, Stoic, Skeptic
21 Oct 2024
41:51¶ 104
“We’ve got as far as the Pax Romana. For the next long time, briefly disrupted around AD 70 oddly enough but then restored, the…”
42:28¶ 107
“No. The Persians had built great roads so that their post riders moved along them quickly so that neither rain nor snow nor sleet…”
42:52¶ 108
“They kept the seas free from pirates. You could travel just about anywhere. You couldn’t do anything about storms, as Paul found out more…”
207From Republic to Oligarchy to Empire
7 Oct 2024
47:57¶ 120
“He goes home, takes the title Augustus, which means God-like, refuses the title of king or emperor, takes the title of First Citizen, and…”
48:29¶ 121
“So we’re up to AD 29. We still have a little bit to go before Jesus is born. Actium technically marks the end of…”