Browsing W & L Historic Theses by Author "Gum, William Ashley"
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Bread and Circuses: The Cult of Antiquity in the French Revolution
Gum, William AshleyThe Roman Juvenal wrote that the best way to quell civic unrest was to give the people what they want: bread and circuses. This thesis will explore Harold T. Parker's Cult of Antiquity in the French Revolution. Parker's ...