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Pax

In Roman mythology, the goddess of peace, equivalent to the Greek Irene. The emporer Vespasian erected a temple in her honour at Rome, where a festival held on 30 April celebrated Pax with Salus, goddess of health; Concordia, goddess of civic harmony; and Janus, patron of good beginnings.



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uf, and he brought out his pax vobiscum, to which he, in a good measure, trusted for supporting his character, with more anxiety and hesitation than had hitherto accompanied it.
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