The word "pax" together with the Latin name of an empire or nation is used to refer to a period of peace or at least stability, enforced by a hegemon, a so-called Pax imperia ("Imperial peace").
The following is a list of periods of regional peace, sorted by alphabetical order. The corresponding hegemon is stated in parentheses.
- Pax Americana (United States)
- Pax Assyriaca (Neo-Assyrian Empire)
- Pax Britannica (British Empire)
- Pax Europaea (European Union)
- Pax Gupta (Gupta Empire)
- Pax Hispanica (Spanish Empire)
- Pax Incaica (Inca Empire, especially under Huayna Capac)[1][2][3][4]
- Pax Khazarica (Khazar Khaganate)
- Pax Kushana (Kushan Empire)
- Pax Mongolica／Pax Tatarica (Mongol Empire)
- Pax Ottomana (Ottoman Empire)
- Pax Praetoriana (South Africa)
- Pax Romana (Roman Empire)
- Pax Sinica (China)
- Pax Sovietica (Soviet Union)
- Pax Sumerica (Neo-Sumerian Empire)
- Pax Syriana (Syrian Arab Republic)
- Pax Tokugawa (Tokugawa Shogunate)
See also
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