HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Bread and circuses
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Cicero
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Poverty
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Ladifudia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Roman politicians passed laws in 140 B.C. to keep the votes of poorer citizens, by introducing a grain dole: giving out cheap food and entertainment, “bread and circuses", became the most effective way to rise to power.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bread and circuses Free grain and controlled food prices meant that plebeians could not starve, while free entertainment – such as chariot races and gladiators in amphitheaters and the Circus Maximus – meant that they would not get bored and restless.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Panem et Circenses translates into ‘Bread and Circuses. ‘ The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power.