Romana Vs Augustine

Augustine was a saint and philosopher of Christian Doctrine in the fourth century. He wrote many works that helped the followers of Christianity to better understand God and his power. In one of his most famous works, The City of God, he discusses the idea of peace and its part for the basis of politics. While Augustine discusses the commonality of peace in all humans, each human’s version of peace differs from another. Not only are their editions of peace different, their peace-seeking actions can be either good or limited. The peace that humans are striving for on Earth is not the same as the peace that is granted in the City of God. Augustine also states that all communities on Earth are created with the goal of political peace. According to Augustine, attaining peace on Earth is subjective to each individual. Everyone has their own image of

Pax Romana means “Roman Peace” and it was during the time of the Roman Empire, when the emperors were viciously acquiring land throughout all of Europe, the Middle East, and Northern Africa. Augustine says that it is God’s plan that there is an end to peace in Rome. This is because God has a greater plan for Rome and he also wants to show that the peace that is had on earth is not eternal like the peace that is had in the City of God. Also, the Roman Empire was a Pagan empire, they did not believe in the True God, which was the Christian god. Augustine uses this as another reasoning behind the demise of Pax Romana. The Roman people were also extremely proud, almost hubristic, individuals. This was not a Christian value therefore the end of Pax Romana was necessary. God is a being who always makes things happen with good intentions, so people should not fear when seemingly positive things in history diminish. Usually, the end of peace is meaningful and necessary to bring a larger form of peace, even if there is war or destruction that follows the collapse of the