Don't forget the slavery. Something like 40% of the population of ancient Rome were slaves. And life was pretty grim for just about everyone else who wasn't born into the top strata of the society.
"Bread and circuses" weren't invented because the rulers liked throwing good parties. The point was to keep the general population distracted so they didn't riot.
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Which part, the bloodsport, the orgies, the warfare, or the pasta?
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Don't forget the slavery. Something like 40% of the population of ancient Rome were slaves. And life was pretty grim for just about everyone else who wasn't born into the top strata of the society.
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Gladiator games. Watch a bunch of slaves violently slaughter each other in the most morbid ways. Great fun for the whole family!
All of those are awesome tbh.
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You should get to Rome before all the old architecture crumbles to dust.
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It won't.