Tell me about the rome bread riots?

Question

i kno they were to entertain the people but i need more than that.

Answer 1

There have been bread riots at various points in history. In 1898, there were bread riots throughout Italy.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.ht...

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.ht...

However, the question suggests that you are looking for information on the bread riots in ancient Rome. Apparently there were several during the Republic and following periods.

You might try sources like:

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Partheno...

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-19...

http://acswebcontent.acs.org/landmarks/b...

http://www.breadinfo.com/history.shtml

Answer 2

you kno? I did nt kno!