(...) In ancient Rome gladiatorial fights were so entrenched in everyday life that the playwright Juvenal coined the phrase — all that the plebs want is Panem et circenses – (bread and the circuses) describing the cynical formula of Roman emperors for keeping the masses content with bread — through grain doles (handouts) and entertainment — through gladiatorial fights. (...)
Fonte | Pakistan today
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