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'''"Bread and Circuses"''' is a phrase used by [[Rome|Roman]] writers to deplore the decline in heroism in the Romans after the [[Roman Republic]] ceased to exist and the [[Roman Empire]]'s ascendancy. The phrase is: "Two things only the people anxiously desire--bread and circuses." This was because the Roman government kept their population peaceful by providing free food and presenting huge spectacles at the [[Colosseum]]. | '''"Bread and Circuses"''' is a phrase used by [[Rome|Roman]] writers to deplore the decline in heroism in the Romans after the [[Roman Republic]] ceased to exist and the [[Roman Empire]]'s ascendancy. The phrase is: "Two things only the people anxiously desire--bread and circuses." This was because the Roman government kept their population peaceful by providing free food and presenting huge spectacles at the [[Colosseum]]. | ||
| − | Bread and circuses has come to mean government policies that short term solutions to public unrest. | + | Bread and circuses has come to mean government policies that provide short term solutions in order to prevent public unrest. |
[[Category:Idioms]] | [[Category:Idioms]] | ||
Revision as of 17:34, July 2, 2019
"Bread and Circuses" is a phrase used by Roman writers to deplore the decline in heroism in the Romans after the Roman Republic ceased to exist and the Roman Empire's ascendancy. The phrase is: "Two things only the people anxiously desire--bread and circuses." This was because the Roman government kept their population peaceful by providing free food and presenting huge spectacles at the Colosseum.
Bread and circuses has come to mean government policies that provide short term solutions in order to prevent public unrest.