Definition of Mediastinum. Mediastinum: The area between the lungs. The organs in the mediastinum include the heart and its large veins and arteries, the trachea, the esophagus, the bronchi, and lymph nodes. Search MedTerms:
The Pax Romana ended because the Roman state had ceased to grow. Boundaries had been set for the Empire, and for the first time the army had become a drain on the econom â¦ y of Rome. Till this point the army provided new slaves and riches from conqured countries.
I believe that Pax Romana was a concept invented by Gibbon in his Decline and Fall, rather than a concept the Romans themselves used. It could be said then, that if Gibbon says it ended in 180, then it did.