‘Bread and Circuses’: Democrats Are Romans

“Panem et circenses” – bread and circuses – had become fixed in Roman culture by the time Commodus, the reckless son of Marcus Aurelius, became sole emperor in AD 180 – the year that triggered Rome’s decline, some historians say.  To keep power, Roman leaders used free “bread” (the public dole) and free “circuses” (public […]

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