Bread and Circuses

25th episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Original Series
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Bread and Circuses

Summary

Bread and Circuses is a Star Trek episode[1]. It draws 2,423 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #88 of 536).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bread and Circuses's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • Bread and Circuses's instance of is recorded as television series episode[4].
  • Bread and Circuses was directed by Ralph Senensky[5].
  • Gene Roddenberry wrote the screenplay for Bread and Circuses[6].
  • Gene L. Coon wrote the screenplay for Bread and Circuses[7].
  • Bread and Circuses's genre is science fiction[8].
  • Bread and Circuses followed The Ultimate Computer[9].
  • Bread and Circuses was followed by Assignment: Earth[10].
  • A cast member of Bread and Circuses was William Shatner[11].
  • A cast member of Bread and Circuses was Leonard Nimoy[12].
  • A cast member of Bread and Circuses was DeForest Kelley[13].
  • A cast member of Bread and Circuses was James Doohan[14].
  • A cast member of Bread and Circuses was Nichelle Nichols[15].
  • A cast member of Bread and Circuses was Walter Koenig[16].
  • A cast member of Bread and Circuses was Bill Blackburn[17].
  • Bread and Circuses's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[18].
  • Bread and Circuses's director of photography is recorded as Gerald Finnerman[19].
  • The original language of Bread and Circuses was English[20].
  • Bread and Circuses's language of work or name is recorded as English[21].
  • Bread and Circuses was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • Bread and Circuses was distributed by VHS[23].
  • Bread and Circuses's review score is recorded as 5.0/10[24].
  • Bread and Circuses's original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[25].
  • Bread and Circuses's color is recorded as color[26].
  • Bread and Circuses's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Bread and Circuses was directed by Ralph Senensky[5]. Screenwriters include Gene Roddenberry[6] and Gene L. Coon[7]. Cast members include William Shatner[11], Leonard Nimoy[12], DeForest Kelley[13], James Doohan[14], Nichelle Nichols[15], and Walter Koenig[16].

Publication

Publication dates include March 15, 1968[28] and January 26, 1974[29]. The original language of Bread and Circuses was English[20]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[21]. Its genre is science fiction[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[18]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[22] and VHS[23].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Roman Empire[30] and slavery[31]. Bread and Circuses's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[18].

Reception

Bread and Circuses's review score is recorded as 5.0/10[24].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Bread and Circuses followed The Ultimate Computer[9]. It was followed by Assignment: Earth[10].

Why It Matters

Bread and Circuses draws 2,423 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #88 of 536).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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  21. [23] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . allmovie.com. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original network
    Copyright status copyrighted
    Followed by Assignment: Earth
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