Senate Declares “Bread and Circuses” Outdated, Announces “Bread, Circuses, and Mildly Educational Scrolls” to Appease Restless Populace
2026-02-17
**ROME, IMPERIUM —** In a landmark session that began at dawn, ended at dusk, and was briefly interrupted by a philosophical fistfight over whether dawn is “real,” the Roman Senate has voted to modernise its public-content strategy, formally replacing the ancient social contract of *panem et circenses* with a new, more “holistic” initiative: *panem, circenses, et volumina leviter instructiva* — bread, circuses, and mildly educational scrolls.