Usually, they put slaves, the poor, or conquered enemies into the circuses for entertainment. They faced gladiators or animals in the circuses. It was usually a way to kill someone for entertainment. If the slaves, the poor, or conquered enemies won, they were just put in the circus again.
The circuses were race tracks, not gladiatorial arenas. People went to the circuses to watch horse races and chariot races.
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The Roman circus was a totally different thing. it was a racing track for chariot races.
Bread and Circuses.
The phrase bread and circuses did not create anything. It reflected the attitude of the Roman elite towards the poor. They thought that they had to be fed and entertained to keep them happy and to prevent riots. Bread referred to the free grain dole the state distributed to the poor. Circuses referred to the circus, which was the chariot racing track. The rich elites liked to spend a lot of money on lavish gladiatorial games and chariot races, which were very popular. This made them popular.
Distractions for the vulgar populus (the masses of Roman people)."Bread and circuses" refers to the pacification of a populace by food and entertainment, which is related to the term "fat and happy".As coined by the Roman poet Juvenal (c. 100-200 AD) in his Satires, panem et circenses was an apparent policy in the Roman Empire. The rulers believed that if the people were entertained and their bellies full, they would not get restless or try to overthrow the government. So they tried to make sure that there was always entertainment, notably in the Colosseum, and that there was always bread available to be purchased. In this way, the Roman masses were distracted from the problems of the Empire.
In Roman times circuses were used for chariot racing. A "circus" was a racetrack.
colosseum
I t was called the Cicuss Maximus.
The likely word is gladiator, a combatant in the Roman circuses.
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Bread and Circuses. (Free handouts and entertainment). Recently, television has been called the "new bread and circuses."
circuses
To entertain Roman citizens. ---- Gladiators were slaves who fought to the death in the Roman circuses, to entertain not only citizens but also women, children, and slaves.
The rival circuses had a fight.Animal circuses are illegal in some countries because they are cruel.
the first circus was performed in ancient egypt
Bread and Circuses.
The Roman circus was a totally different thing. it was a racing track for chariot races.