To keep power, Roman leaders used free “bread” (the public dole) and free “circuses” (public entertainments) to distract the populace from rioting when they had real things to riot about. But once the ...

As the Roman Empire collapsed from military over-expansion, economic troubles and barbarian invasions, elaborate public spectacles in the Colosseum became an overwhelming part of the citizen’s life.

NELLIE ANDREEVA wonders whether the reincarnation of "American Gladiators" on NBC coinciding with the arrival of the new year from Hollywood's perspective is a sign that the broadcast networks are ...

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For decades, I taught a course in European economic history that stressed the Industrial Revolution and its aftermath and spent a couple of lectures talking about the Roman Empire and other ancient ...

It would be immoral and economically disastrous for Congress not to extend the $600 per week payments to the unemployed under the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program (FPUC). Millions of ...

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Roman Emperors kept their people happy with bread and circuses. A lot of bread is being given away nowadays and John D. Rockefeller Jr. gives a generous share. But in a republic the citizens pick ...

Ownership and executive levels of Manchester United continue to face a lot of deserved criticism. Between embarrassing new business practices of the club, skyrocketing ticket prices, and complete ...