The Pax Romana: Rome's Golden Age

Rome’s golden age, or Pax Romana, comes at 27 BC due to Augustus’ great job as Princeps.

When Julius Caesar was assassinated and his will was read it appointed Octavian as the next leader of Rome. Before Octavian could have full power, he had to fight for it in a civil war. He ended up winning in the battle of Actium and is crowned princeps. When the civil war ended, there was a peace that settled over Rome that is referred to as the Pax Romana. One of the reasons Augustus (Octavian changed his name. Augustus means “respected one”) was such a successful ruler was because he was loved by the people, but also feared. This is good because the people will want to do things for him, but they know if they do something he doesn’t like there will be consequences. Augustus was the reason that Rome reached its golden age, and accomplished many things to keep it that way.

One thing that Augustus accomplished that kept Rome in the Pax Romana was building 82 temples in Rome, which gave people jobs. Another thing that he he did was establish a police force and a fire brigade, which were the first ever in Rome. Because of this crime dropped and this contributed to the peace of Rome. Something else that Augustus accomplished was decentralize the government. This helped Rome stay peaceful because if there was a problem in a city away from Rome that was still Roman, the leader of that city could make a quick decision without having to pass it through Augustus. Finally, something Augustus did that helped Rome was deploy borders for Rome. This helped Rome because unwanted visitors were kept out, and this contributed to Rome’s safety.

In all, Augustus was one of Rome’s best leaders of all time and led Rome through its most successful time ever. If it wasn’t for him, Rome would not have made so many advances and it would still be mourning for Caesar. The Pax Romana was an amazing time for Rome.

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