I will be taking the Sup Western Civ test from 8:55- 9:45am on June 2nd. Poor Plebs How do you keep the plebs happy (or at least keep them from revolting) ? the poet Juvenal said Rome "anxiously hopes for two things: bread and circuses" bread(free grain from the state) and entertainment (Circus Maximus, Colosseum), partly to keep them alive, and partly to keep them quiet, distracted, and docile a change in rule Tiberius Gracchus recognized the advantages of courting the plebeians (even though he was ultimately unsuccessful) Military generals worked that angle - lead an army conquers a land, then give then a share in the spoils Soldiers' loyalty was to their military leader, not necessarily to Rome or the Republic nobody did that better than Caesar Julius Caesar (100 - 44 BCE) a highly successful general he conquered the huge territory of Gaul he could play the game (of politics) made common folks happy m...
I hope you are going to include more details, other than the ones you just outlined. Otherwise you are going to have a VERY short essay.
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