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Colossus of Nero

The Colossus of Nero was a colossal statue built during the time of emperor Nero that was placed at the entrance area to his private palatial grounds, the Domus Aurea. The statue was designed and built by the Greek architect, Zenodorus Mercurius between AD 64 – AD 68. It is said that the statue was […]

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Panem et circenses – Bread and circuses

Culture

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

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