ABSTRACT
Augustus era in the Rome, while he had been working out his unique governmental position and making extensive administrative and social reforms, he also had to secure the safety and stability of what can now be called the Roman Empire. Military and fiscal reforms and the establishment of defensible provincial frontier zones were essential for this effort. Augustus' motive always was to secure the benefits of empire for Rome and Italy in a world safely structured around the unifying core of the Mediterranean Sea, Mare Nostrum, as the Romans justly called it. He wanted to be remembered as the bringer of peace, and increased power to the Roman People. Although he preferred subtler and gentler means, Augustus had no qualms about ruthlessly crushing anyone or anything that stood in the way of that primary goal. Therefore, the process that created the Pax Romana was not always experienced as peaceful by those who were to serve Rome's and Augustus' glory.
