Must Know History 600 BCE - 600 CE — Flashcards

Literally, 'Roman peace', it connoted the stability and prosperity that Roman rule brought to the lands of the Roman Empire in the first two centuries CE. The movement of people and trade goods along Roman roads and safe seas allowed for the spread of cultural practices, technologies, and religious ideas. Some urban dwellers grew rich. Rome was able to import massive quantities of grain and other products to feed their population. Merchants traded in luxury goods from outside the empire. The central government transferred wealth to the interior provinces.