Caesar declared himself dictator for life
A death sentence.
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The outcome of every fight is death, and the means are fire and sword...
Human blood sacrifices.
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Critics charged that the Roman policy of "bread and circuses" was wasting huge amounts of money and stifling ambition, making people into lazy and self-indulgent spectators instead of active, ambitious members of society.
This is how you keep people docile and powerless.
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Gladiators entered the arena accompanied by musicians, dancers, and jugglers, and the deafening roar of the crowd. Gladiators didn't only fight each other, but also animals - mainly bears, panthers, and bulls. In one day in Titus' reign more than 5,000 animals died in the games. The arena sands were dyed dark orange to hide blood stains.
21st century gladiators, that is show business: music industry, sports industry, etc. Having a $100 million contract is nothing when there are 12 people on a team and just one person writes ALL 12 checks.
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The crowds would sit on cushions and eat snacks they had brought with them, and loudly cheer their favorite chariot racers.
Saturday afternoon at the movies
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free public entertainment.
Another way of keeping powerless people powerless...keep them AMUSED so they will not MUSE!
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This encouraged people to ignore social problems that might otherwise prompt them to rise up.
Power keeps place where they, those who hold power, want them, docile and compliant with no will to fight.
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Bread and circuses" describes how the Roman government kept people satisfied by distributing free food and staging public spectacles
Power over people by holding what they need over their head (like the dog at the race track chasing the fake rabbit).
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