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pax Dei: peace of God: Used in the Peace and Truce of God movement in 10th-century France Pax Deorum: Peace of the gods: Like the vast majority of inhabitants of the ancient world, the Romans practiced pagan rituals, believing it important to achieve a state of Pax Deorum (The Peace of the gods) instead of Ira Deorum (The Wrath of the gods ...
Pax, a generic brand of diazepam available in South Africa Pax (spider) , a genus of ant spiders auxiliary unit of measurement for the number of passengers in public transportation, shipping and aviation, for guests in the hotel industry and for visitors to events
The Pax Romana (Latin for ' Roman peace ') is a roughly 200+-year-long period of Roman history which is identified as a golden age of increased and sustained Roman imperialism, relative peace and order, prosperous stability, hegemonic power, and regional expansion.
Pax was the Latin name, with osculatorium, osculum pacis and instrumentum pacis as alternatives. Pax was also used in English, in which they were also called a pax board and pax-brede, or paxbrede. Another Latin term was pacificale, still sometimes used in Italian and German. [4]
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter S.
ex oriente pax: peace comes from the east (i.e. from the Soviet Union) Shown on the logo as used by East Germany's CDU, a blue flag with two yellow stripes, a dove, and the CDU symbol in the center with the words ex oriente pax. ex parte: from a part: A legal term that means "by one party" or "for one party". Thus, on behalf of one side or ...
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...
Motto on Glengarry Castle Lodge ()"Pax intrantibus, salus exeuntibus" (or variably "Intrantibus pax, exeuntibus salus") is a Latin phrase that is often translated into English as "Peace to those who enter, good health to those who depart."