Panem et circenses (bread and circuses) is a term coined by Juvenal to explain the willingness of the populace (mainly plebeians) to give up their rights and responsibilities in order to have their immediate wants and needs met. It is used by those in power to distract the populace when something that would normally earn […]
When studying ancient civilizations, we tend to focus on the things that get the most attention – famous generals and famous battles, while writings on events that changed history are fairly easy to find. This article is about a much less talked about subject – the domestic and civil units that were the firefighters, intelligence
For all the talk of armies, conflict, empire, politics, famous battles and even more famous figures, what can sometimes be lost is talk of daily life for the ordinary person, the plebeian, in these early civilizations. What made them tick? How did they live? What do we know about the lives of ordinary citizens in these
