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How did Rome's government attempt to control and distract the masses?
gladiators tounraments, free games, races, and other public activity
What causes a late summer in Greece?
A rise in humidity is what causes an Indian Summer in Greece. It is also caused by incoming warm air masses from Africa.
The roman masses were distracted from serious political issues by what?
Bread and Circuses. (Free handouts and entertainment). Recently, television has been called the "new bread and circuses."
Who said Give them bread and circuses?
The actual phrase is 'Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt'Coined by the Roman poet Juvenal in the first Century in his Satires lamenting the continuing slide of his former Roman Republic into dictatorship.The term refers to entertainment or offerings intended to foil discontent or distract attention from a situation. In ancient Rome, bread and circuses were used to keep the underprivileged poor people quiet.
Importance of Gods in Ancient Rome?
I would say that gods (or religion) have always had the same importance, the "opiate of the masses" as Marx said. Of course, one shouldn't confuse social religious practice with personal Spiritual devotion.
