HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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They organized food supplies and entertainment called “bread and circuses".
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They ended slavery throughout the empire.
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They divided land so that the poor could have more to farm.
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They gave the right to vote to non-citizens.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ancient Rome This phrase originates from Rome in Satire X of the Roman satirical poet Juvenal ( c. 100 CE). In context, the Latin panem et circenses (bread and circuses) identifies the only remaining interest of a Roman populace that no longer cares for its historical birthright of political involvement.
Detailed explanation-2: -Let the Games Begin The Romans continued the practice, holding games roughly 10 to 12 times in an average year. Paid for by the emperor, the games were used to keep the poor and unemployed entertained and occupied. The emperor hoped to distract the poor from their poverty in the hopes that they would not revolt.
Detailed explanation-3: -The two most popular means of appeasing the general populace for Roman emperors were throwing large, lavish games and spectacles at the expense of the state, and making sure the people had plenty to eat by keeping the grain supplies (the main Roman staple) uninterrupted.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -As ‘Pontifex Maximus’, the emperor had the religious authority to conduct religious ceremonies, consecrate temples, control the Roman calendar, and appoint the vestal virgins. Emperors also exercised the legal authority of a tribune.