panem et circenses! (Latin for "bread and circuses")

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• Bread and circuses — (or Bread and games) (from Latin: panem et circenses ) is an ancient Roman metaphor for people choosing food and fun over freedom. It often appears in commentary that accuses people of giving up their civic duty and following whichever political… …   Wikipedia

• panem et circenses — 1787, Latin, lit. bread and circuses, supposedly coined by Juvenal and describing the cynical formula of the Roman emperors for keeping the masses content with ample food and entertainment. Duas tantum res anxius optat, Panem et circenses… …   Etymology dictionary

• bread — /brɛd / (say bred) noun 1. a food made of flour or meal, milk or water, etc., made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or the like, and baked. 2. food or sustenance; livelihood: to earn one s bread. 3. Ecclesiastical the wafer or bread… …  

• bread — {{11}}bread (n.) O.E. bread bit, crumb, morsel; bread, cognate with O.N. brauð, Dan. brèd, O.Fris. brad, M.Du. brot, Du. brood, Ger. Brot). According to one theory [Watkins, etc.] from from P.Gmc. *brautham, which would be from the root of BREW… …   Etymology dictionary

• The Hunger Games universe — is a dystopic society in which the The Hunger Games trilogy is set. It consists of the nation of Panem which is located in North America at least 100 years in the future and 75 years after a major war has taken place in that future. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

• Juvenal — For other people named Juvenal, see Juvenal (disambiguation). Juvenal (Iuvenalis) Frontispiece from John Dryden, The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis: And of Aulus Persius Flaccus Born 1st century …   Wikipedia

• Satires of Juvenal — [ Frontispiece depicting Juvenal and Persius, from a volume translated by John Dryden in 1711.] The Satires are a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries CE.Juvenal is credited… …   Wikipedia

• Principate — The Principate is the first period of the Roman Empire, extending from the beginning of the reign of Caesar Augustus to the Crisis of the Third Century, after which it was replaced with the Dominate. The Principate is characterized by a concerted …   Wikipedia

• Bullfighting — bull fighting redirects here. For the Taiwanese TV series, see Bull Fighting (TV series). For the rodeo performer, see bullfighter (rodeo). Bullfighting, Édouard Manet, 1865–1866 …   Wikipedia