ГРАНИЦИТЕ НА РИМСКАТА ИМПЕРИЯ И ГРАНИЦИТЕ НА СЪВРЕМЕННА ЕВРОПА
BORDERS OF IMPERIAL ROME VERSUS BORDERS OF EUROPE TODAY

Summary/Abstract: From the ascension of Octavius Augustus, until the end of the Severus dynasty, Rome lived а period of peace and prosperity known as Pax Augusta. Although the Latin term "limes" was used in ancient Rome, in Imperial Rome, it represented а visible boundary marking the territory of their outer reaches. The conception of border, acquired from Augustus, defines a new dimension to develop in the strategic area and geographically delimit all territories and people who are depended on Rome. In the middle of the twentieth century, after the two World Wars, the idea of a united Europe emerged as a necessity for the search of world peace. At present, the European Union project is fully materialised and perfectly demarcated both geographically and strategically. The borders, both visible and not visible, and all the other aspects that define contemporary Europe coincide to a large extent with what Imperial Rome was.

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