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Why was it in the interests of the Roman government to feed and entertain its people?
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Beacause in that times poor citizens needed wheat for bread to survive. When wheat harvests were bad, the poor often rioted, and to avoid this, the emperors provided free grain to the poor. They also provided spectacular shows, called circuses.
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