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[[Image:Roman Empire.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Imperiul Roman în cea mai mare extindere a sa, după cuceririle lui Traian]]
'''Pax Romana''' ("pacea roamanăromană" în latină, numită și '''Pax Augustus''') este numele pe care istoricii îl dau unei lungi perioade de realativă liniște relativă linişte în zona mediteraneeană mediteraneană în primele două secole după Hristos în Imperiul Roman, între aproximativ anul 27 î.Hr. și anul 180 d.Hr., sau de la domnia lui Augustus până la cea a lui Marcus Aurelius.
[[Iisus Hristos]] s-a născut în timpul împărăţiei lui Augustus, care a făcut să trăiască împreună într-un singur imperiu multe popoare și populații ale vremii. Theological connections have been drawn by some Church fathers between the ''Pax Romana'', and the Divine Providence of God which is thought to have effected it, in order to facilitate the spread of the [[GospelEvanhgelie]] of [[Jesus ChristIisus Hristos|Christ]], and through it, the true peace (''pax'') of God on earth, or '''Pax Christi'''.
In addition, the ''Pax Romana'' was also a phenomenon that occured especially in preparation for the first coming of the Lord on earth, alluded to in the [[Holy ScriptureSfânta Scriptură|Holy Scriptures]] where He is called the '''"Prince of Peace"''' (''Isaiah 9:6-7, NKJV'').
==Pax Romana==
According to the deeper understanding of the Church fathers, ''Pax Romana'' becomes almost a metaphor<ref>Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them.</ref> and a vehicle for ''Pax Christi''. Metropolitan [[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya]] has written that "it was the ''pax romana'' which accounted in no small degree to the amazing rapidity with which the Christian faith was disseminated in every territory under Roman rule."<ref>[[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya]]. ''“Orthodoxy in Britain: Past, Present, and Future.”'' In: John Behr, Andrew Louth, Dimitri Conomos (eds.). '''Abba, The Tradition of Orthodoxy in the West: Festschrift for Bishop Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia.''' Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2003. pp.135-155.</ref>
In the [[New Noul Testament]], the [[Apostle Luke]], writing in the [[Acts of the Apostles|Book of Acts]] does not present the Roman Imperial order and its officers in as negative a light as does the [[Book of Revelation|Revelation of John]], but frequently in a positive light as well, highlighting a number of important factors:
<blockquote>For [[Apostle Luke|Luke]], although the ''Pax Romana'' is only a dialectical<ref>Dialectic: Discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation.</ref> phenomenon that soon has to be replaced by the ''Pax Christi'', it is still better than its opposite, be it wars between nations or anarchy and suffering that would result from revolutionary upheavals....Luke's reports of the imperial military, administration, and judiciary sometimes functioning to protect Christian missionaries, and his reports of Paul's use of his citizenship, his insistence on the proper execution of Roman law (Acts 16:19-39; 25:9-10), and his appeal to Caesar (Acts 25:10-12) seem to reflect Luke's relative appreciation of the Roman imperial order, in spite of its essential diabolic nature and occasional failures.<ref>Seyoon Kim. ''"An Appreciation of Pax Romana."'' in: '''Christ and Caesar: The Gospel and the Roman Empire in the Writings of Paul and Luke'''. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Sept. 15 2008. pp.177-178.</ref></blockquote>
