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Comparing Empires - rekirts - 05-14-2003 Hi<br> Came across this article today purely by accident--Pax Romana versus Pax Americana, Contrasting Imperial Strategies.<br> <br> Much of it sounds to me like a bunch of leftist hogwash, but it's kind of interesting nonetheless.<br> <br> By the way, I do admit to a knee-jerk negative reaction to leftist rhetoric so I find it hard to judge these kinds of articles with objectivity. I will be interested in any comments re: the article.<br> <br> www.fpif.org/outside/comm...mpire.html<br> <br> Wendy <p></p><i></i> Re: Comparing Empires - richsc - 05-14-2003 I will have to read; but what is the criteria for declaring a 'pax' anyway? Pax Ottoman? Pax Manchu? Pax Inca? <p>Richard Campbell, Legio XX<br> <br> </p><i></i> not just you - JRSCline - 05-15-2003 Haha, the writer seems to know very little about the actual pacification techniques of the Pax Romana, or he wouldn't compare it so favorably to today's "pax."<br> <br> Pax, after all, doesn't mean peace in our sense of "kum-ba-ya" harmony. It means "order." Don't think the writer would much care to glorify that, given all the anti-hoo-ha over the New World Order.<br> <br> Cheers<br> Jenny <p></p><i></i> Re: not just you - Catiline - 05-16-2003 I htink htat the Athenian empire is quite a strong comparison to hte US at the moment. That is IMO rahter a rude hting to say though, certainly not preferable to being compared to Rome. A with us or against us attitude, active prosecution of a war in several theatres against the official enemy of the league. <p></p><i></i> Re: not just you - richsc - 05-16-2003 I just saw her new CD; have you heard how she has bogus tracks on it?<br> <br> how about the Pox Madonna? <p>Richard Campbell, Legio XX<br> <br> </p><i></i> |