#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

10354.673 - 10374.261 Gregory Aldrete

Certainly geographically. I mean, at this point, stretches from Britain to Mesopotamia, from Egypt up to Germany. Like I said, probably about 50 million people within its boundaries. Within those boundaries, there's relative peace. So I mean sometimes people talk about the Pax Romana. I mean the Romans are fighting lots of people. But within the boundaries, you have relative peace.