ok i believe this to mean bread and games,anyone give me details on that and was it ever used to quiet riots and such?;also did rome become a sort of wellfare state ever?
panem et circenses
ok i believe this to mean bread and games,anyone give me details on that and was it ever used to quiet riots and such?;also did rome become a sort of wellfare state ever?
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Originally Posted by Tomi says
Honour is that which preserves the dignity of the human spirit.
It’s how you treat people, that makes you an honourable person.
Not how many battles you win.
The glory of your victories will soon be forgotten.
But the kindness and respect you show for others, will not.
So is there really any honour in Total War games?
No.
But there is in some of it’s players…
Re: panem et circenses
Even in republican rome , some 200,000 to 300,000 roman citizens received a free bred from the state just to maintain the peace in the city .
About the games - the origin is the Roman religion that was based on the Etruscan one . the rulers saw that they can get popularity by extracting lavish games . so yes , the city of Rome was based on bred and games and at the same time , on slavery .
The Romans...they were bad and they were the best ever
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Re: panem et circenses
ok it seems that the phrase comes from juvenals satire, 5th i think.not sure.said that the roman people were only interested in panem et circences.
anyone know the proper pronounciation?
VAE VICTUS-PaNtOcRaToR
Honour is that which preserves the dignity of the human spirit.
It’s how you treat people, that makes you an honourable person.
Not how many battles you win.
The glory of your victories will soon be forgotten.
But the kindness and respect you show for others, will not.
So is there really any honour in Total War games?
No.
But there is in some of it’s players…
Re: panem et circenses
panem et circenses
Ancient Latin would be close to:
pun-em eht ker-ken-ses
Church Latin, after the 4th century or so would be:
pan-em eht seer-ken-sees
or
pan-em eht cheer-ken-sees
Last edited by Aenlic; 08-16-2005 at 12:33.
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