Question

Write a brief dialogue in which various members of society comment on conditions in the Roman Empire during the Pax Romana. Participants might include a senator, a civil servant, a slave, a merchant, and a former soldier.

Answer 1

Pax romana, is an expression in Latin used to refer to the long period of stability that lived the Roman Empire, characterized by both its inner calm and its external security, which allowed it to reach its maximum economic development and territorial expansion. This period developed approximately between the fourth civil war and the crisis of the third century,

• A senator: The charming think about the advance of our society, without having to worry about the wars of the past, the invasions or the extreme poverty

• A public official: Of course, Mr. Senator, at this moment we are in charge of communicating, and writing philosophical notes.

• A merchant: Yes, at the moment I only travel and trade with foreigners, I can bring valuable fabrics and artifacts, without fear of the thieves and the classic ambushes of our enemies.

• A former soldier: it makes me very happy that my children do not have to suffer what I suffered, offering my life to our nation, it is good to see them at home working the land and not on the battlefield.

• A slave: For you the situation is more than good, but we, the slaves, continue oppressed and without rights.