In Claudian’s characterizationof thecity, herefersto Rome’speaceful,benevolentreign,likea motherunitingall nations(cons.Stil. 3.151f.humanumquegenuscommuninominefovit, / matris,nondominaeritu); becauseofpacificismoribus(‘peacefullawandorder’) everyonecanconsidereachpartoftheempireas hisor herhome...