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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "Give them bread and circuses" #33591 06/26/2001 1:03 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 9 2YsUR stranger 2YsUR stranger Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 9 I’m trying to find the origin of the quote “Give them bread and circuses”. It was mentioned to me in relation to reality TV, but I’d like to find its original context (apart from the obvious Marie Antoinette) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "Give them bread and circuses" 2YsUR 06/26/2001 1:03 AM Re: "Give them bread and circuses" tsuwm 06/26/2001 1:27 AM Re: "Give them bread and circuses" 2YsUR 06/26/2001 1:52 AM Re: "Give them bread and circuses" Bingley 06/26/2001 4:55 AM Re: "Give them bread and circuses" - a punctilio emanuela 06/26/2001 7:22 PM Re: "Give them bread and circuses" - a punctilio tsuwm 06/26/2001 7:28 PM Re: "Give them bread and circuses" - a punctilio AnnaStrophic 06/26/2001 9:53 PM Re: "Give them bread and circuses" wow 06/28/2001 5:02 PM Re: "Give them bread and circuses" Indigosky 07/28/2015 7:45 AM Re: Let them eat cake A C Bowden 07/28/2015 11:38 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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