The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now meddles no more, and longs eagerly for just two things—Bread and Games.
Nam qui dabat olim
imperium, fasces, legiones, omnia, nunc se
continet atque duas tantum res anxius optat,
panem et circenses.
imperium, fasces, legiones, omnia, nunc se
continet atque duas tantum res anxius optat,
panem et circenses.
Original text (Latin)