Emperor Augustus to keep the plebes happy and reasonably fed so they would not riot began the system of state bribery that the writer Juvenal described as ‘bread and circuses’
Free grain and controlled food prices meant that plebeians could not starve, while free entertainment – such as chariot races and gladiators in amphitheaters and the Circus Maximus – meant that they would not get bored and restless. Bribery it may have been, but it often worked.
A tactic that is used today.
We have GMO insects being released in Florida. Monsanto agrochemicals found to cause genetic damage in soybean workers. Cancer chemicals found in Yellowstone river contains cancer chemical after oil spill. What are people outraged with ? Apparently it is the scripted result of the WWE Royal rumble.
WWE Royal Rumble 2015 Review: Fan's Experience from Inside Wells Fargo Center | Bleacher Report
Free grain and controlled food prices meant that plebeians could not starve, while free entertainment – such as chariot races and gladiators in amphitheaters and the Circus Maximus – meant that they would not get bored and restless. Bribery it may have been, but it often worked.
A tactic that is used today.
We have GMO insects being released in Florida. Monsanto agrochemicals found to cause genetic damage in soybean workers. Cancer chemicals found in Yellowstone river contains cancer chemical after oil spill. What are people outraged with ? Apparently it is the scripted result of the WWE Royal rumble.
WWE Royal Rumble 2015 Review: Fan's Experience from Inside Wells Fargo Center | Bleacher Report