Plebeians were average working citizens of Rome – farmers ... of state bribery that the writer Juvenal described as ‘bread and circuses’. Free grain and controlled food prices meant that ...

He and a pair of friends founded a holding company that bought the circus from John Ringling North in 1967 —clinching the deal with a flourish of flackery on the floor of Rome’s Colosseum.

Although brutal at times, Juvenal’s writing brings Rome to life and some of his phrases – such as “bread and circuses” and “Who shall guard the guards?” – are still used today.

From it stems one of the more well-known phrases, “Bread and circuses.” The author discussed how fleeting crowd loyalty and demands can be. True desires are simple among people. Having just ...

Ridley Scott takes us back into the gladiatorial arena of Ancient Rome, where combatants fight to the death to bring entertainment to the people, their aptly described "bread and circuses." ...

The Latin author, Juvenal, wrote a series of poems in Satires. From it stems one of the more well-known phrases, “Bread and circuses.” The author discussed how fleeting crowd loyalty and demands can ...