What was the "bread and circuses" program?
a. a requirement that all plebians dress as clowns to entertain the emperor
b. chariot and gladiator games to provide entertainment for the poor romans
c. an entertainment tax that was placed on the poor
d. the act of patricians serving as jesters during senate meetings in the forum?

The correct answer is B) chariot and gladiator games to provide entertainment for the poor Romans.

The "bread and circuses" program was "chariots and gladiator games to provide entertainment for the poor Romans."

Roman Emperors knew that rebellion or uprisings from its people could be dangerous and risk the relative stability of the Empire. So one great solution they devised was a distraction. What best way to get distraction by entertaining. That is why fantastic public spectacles such as chariots and gladiator games to provide entertainment for the poor Romans. With these events, the Roman Emperor kept people distracted from the real and serious problems of the Empire.

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