The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things-bread and circuses!

Panem et circenses

Juvenal

Satires

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Topic

Decline of civilization Decadence

Author

Juvenal

Source

Satires

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

127 120s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 10.

Current Citation

Juvenal. The Satires, translated by Niall Rudd. Oxford University Press, 2008, satire 10.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
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