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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.

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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.

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