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Bread and Circuses
"It is hard not to write satire," the ancient writer Juvenal wrote almost 
2 milennia ago.

The times now mirror almost too well the decline of the Roman empire.
"Panem et circenses" or bread and circuses was his disgust near the end when Romans were distributed free...

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Categories: circuses, community, confusion, satire,
Form: Prose
Premium Member Bread and Circuses
bread
edible, necessary
nurturing, sustaining, supporting
sourdough, wheat; big top, entertainment
laughing, clowning, applauding
nomadic, enjoyable
circuses

written January 14, 2022...

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Categories: circuses, word play,
Form: Diamante

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