Past and Present Times…. “Bread and circuses” is a well-known figure of speech from the late Roman Empire. The words refer to how public appeasement was generated through superficial entertainment and spectacle such as gladiator fights, briefly distracting them from the social and economic issues that the Empire faced: inflation, corruption and an ever increasing economical strain on the population.…
Past and Present Times…. “Bread and circuses” is a well-known figure of speech from the late Roman Empire. The words refer to how public appeasement was generated through superficial entertainment and spectacle such as gladiator fights, briefly distracting them from the social and economic issues that the Empire faced: inflation,…
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