Bread and circuses

Summary

Bread and circuses is a Latin phrase^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of latin_phrase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,146 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bread and circuses's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase^[3].
• Bread and circuses's GND ID is recorded as 4173173-6^[4].
• Bread and circuses's subclass of is recorded as political patronage^[5].
• Bread and circuses's part of is recorded as crowd psychology terminology^[6].
• Bread and circuses's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07v2tw^[7].
• Bread and circuses's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[8].
• Bread and circuses's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• Bread and circuses's named by is recorded as Juvenal^[10].
• Bread and circuses's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Bread_and_circuses^[11].
• Bread and circuses's WikiKids ID is recorded as Panem_et_circenses^[12].

Body

Geography

Bread and circuses's part of is recorded as crowd psychology terminology^[6].

Designation and Status

Bread and circuses's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase^[3].

Why It Matters

Bread and circuses ranks in the top 5% of latin_phrase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,146 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]