Culture and Intellectual Life Throughout global history, political conditions in some civilizations have produced "golden ages". A "golden age" is a time when the cultural life of a civilization flourishes. One of these times was the Pax Romana. The Pax Romana created "a world everyday better known, better cultivated, and more civilized then before" according to a roman writer. The economy of the Pax Romana was booming. They traded with many other countries such as …showed first 75 words of 336 total…

…showed last 75 words of 336 total…a result of the spread of education from different parts of the world, women gained greater freedom. The political conditions of a civilization effect the quality of life in that time. The Pax Romana was two centuries of peace, so the Romans had the opportunity to indulge themselves in luxuries. The Romans advanced themselves in education and the arts as well as economically. The golden ages of most civilizations are a time of cultural growth.