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Updated: June 25, 2025
The Romans seem always to have been fond of horses and racing, though they never developed a large or thoroughly efficient cavalry force. Of the Ludi Plebeii we do not know the original character, but it is likely that these also began with circenses, the regular word for chariot-races.
It was the second one we had not seen! We felt like the Roman public deprived of its "Circenses." We really never did see that chicken fight, for he got the pip or something, a few days after, perhaps from the microbes in the alley, and in spite of our careful nursing, or possibly because of it, he died.
From old time, all that they have ever cared for are the panem et circenses; and the Carnival gives them both. It is the Roman harvest-time, when the poor gather in their gleanings.
So he answered her with smiles and caresses, and a little quotation which committed him to nothing: "As, Panem et Circenses was the cry Among the Roman populace of old; So, Pany Toros! is the cry of Spain." The Senora smiled appreciatively and put out her hand. "Pan y Toros!" she repeated. "And have you reflected, children, that no other nation in the world cries it. Only Spain and her children!
He found almost a panic above, where they had not understood the shout "Panem et circenses," and supposed it to be a new outburst of rage. They had not even expected that Petronius would save himself; so Nero, when he saw him, ran to the steps, and with face pale from emotion, inquired, "Well, what are they doing? Is there a battle?"
Gladstone admitted was done in the case of the Encumbered Estates Act, or she may grant concessions piecemeal, and the minority which thereby she maintains will denounce every reform as mere panem et circenses by which she hopes to keep the majority subdued. The "loyal minority" have cried "wolf" too often.
But Italy does not want tragedies she wishes to be sung to, danced to, made eyes at, flattered and amused! Give her anything, anything that shall help her to forget her own abasement. Panem et circenses! that is always her cry. And who can wonder that her sovereigns and statesmen are willing to humour her, when even her poets stoop to play the mountebank for her diversion?"
He ventured to remind his master of the saying that the Alexandrians must have 'Panem et circenses'; they did not trouble themselves much about anything else. In these days, when there had been neither games, nor pageants, nor distribution of corn, the Romans and Caesar had been their sole subjects of conversation. However, there was to be something quite unusually grand in the Circus to-night.
Of the other three ludi, Apollinares, Megalenses, and Florales, we only know that they included both circenses and plays; we must take it as probable that the former were in their programme from the first. There is no need to describe here in detail the manner of the chariot-racing.
Domitian massacred senators with impunity, and only fell 'postquam cerdonibus esse timendus coeperat. If an autocracy does not rest on the army, which leads to the chaos of praetorianism, it must rely on 'panem et circenses. Hence it has some of the worst faults of democracy, without its advantages. As Mr.
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