> Thank goodness we are kept fat and happy. This concept is actually called "bread and circus", and was originally applied by mid-roman emperors to better cont

> Thank goodness we are kept fat and happy. This concept is actually called "bread and circus", and was originally applied by mid-roman emperors to better control the populace and keep political satisfaction up. I'm kinda disappointed that the wikipedia article doesn't go into detail about this because it played a huge part in maintaining control of the empire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses