Tuesday 25 February 2020

Bread and Circuses


Find out some information about this wonder of the Ancient Roman Empire. More information here and here and here


Circus Maximus and the Colosseum were/are in the city of Rome. Here is another entertainment facility, this time located outside the city of Rome. Such entertainment centres were very common and found in many Roman centres


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Pula, Crotia


Nimes, France

Uthina, Tunisia


 1.By using Bread and Circuses (Games), how might the ruling class keep the people happy?
2. What often was the cost to attend many of these forms of entertainment?
3. What forms, mention several, did this entertainment come in?
4. The Winnipeg Jets are owned by Mark Chipman, a rich local business man, and by David Thompson, Canada's richest man. Last year the Jets were subsidized (Free Press, Jan 25) with 13.5 million dollars of public money. Would our public leaders be using the same methods as Roman leaders? Explain.




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