ROMAN ANECDOTES STILL USED TODAY
Bread and Circuses) is an expression invented by satirist Yuvenal to describe the politics of the Roman authorities, who sought to control the people only to provide it with food and entertainment.
The Secret of the Collapse of the Roman Empire Revealed
A paradox? This does not indicate the disappearance of trade, but a sharp decline in volume. Places where life had once buzzed – from Naples to Carthage – became deserted. Rome lost its trading ‘lungs’, and with them the ability to breathe deeply.
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