the Latin phrase panem et circences can also be translated into modern American English as fast food and entertainment ( sports, the movies, bowling, the media, or computer games) rather than bread and circuses as in The Roman Empire
by Sexydimma March 15, 2017
by luvraven December 10, 2023
Panem is what Suzan Collins predicts will be America in the future in the trilogy of The Hunger Games
by Maha Elnouri July 26, 2019
a) (direct translation from Latin): bread and circuses
b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose
c) political scandals and entertainment as viewed on television and read in the newspapers
b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose
c) political scandals and entertainment as viewed on television and read in the newspapers
The United Nations, IMHO today, at least under definition b) above is nothing more than a panem et circenses, a political circus that performs only for the media.
by Sexydimma April 27, 2014
Panem et circenses can also be interpreted by the alt left liberal media in the United States to refer to fast food and entertainment as the main pillars of US culture.
by Sexydimma March 16, 2017
The phrase panem et circenses can also be applied to the 'fast food and media entertainment' aspect of American culture
by Sexydimma March 17, 2017
a) (direct translation from Latin): bread and circuses
b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose
c) political scandals and entertainment as viewed on television and read in the newspapers
b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose
c) political scandals and entertainment as viewed on television and read in the newspapers
by Sexydimma July 15, 2014