War, Peace, and Roman Power (Arma et Pax)
Roman authors left sharp phrases about war and peace, from weapons yielding to the toga to Tacitus' warning that conquerors can make a desert and call it peace.
Grades 7–8. Places and stories.
How it connects
A Christian classical approach can distinguish ordered peace from mere domination and ask whether power serves justice, mercy, and the common good.
Latin words that go with this card: arma, pax, bellum, patria, toga.