What were some of the consequences of the Pax Romana?

Answer 1

The relative political stability in the Roman Empire during the Pax Romana facilitated the development of thriving trading networks throughout the Roman Empire and beyond. Trade bought prosperity for both the Roman elite and the elites of the conquered peoples.

The imperial government was keen on promoting trade. Taxation was set at levels which were not a burden to businesses. Production for sale on the markets was encouraged. The empire acted as a common market with a common currency, the Roman coins. The Romans also built infrastructure which facilitated communication and trade: roads, bridges and ports. They also built aqueducts to bring fresh water from the sources in the mountains to the towns and built sewers and public toilets and baths for sanitation. The towns played an important role in trade.

The Romans had trading networks with Persia, India and China along the Silk Road, Arabia, the Spice Island (in Indonesia), Ethiopia, and along the amber road in Germany and Poland.