Gaius Gracchus introduced a version of this policy due to a locust plague affecting North Africa, and it proved so popular that it was continued throughout the Roman Empire. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name or describe this public policy, whose number of beneficiaries was set by Augustus. A maxim coined by Juvenal claims that this policy “and circuses” kept the Roman public happy.
ANSWER: grain dole [or bread dole; or corn dole; or Cura Annonae; accept panem et circenses or bread and circuses]
[10h] This emperor reformed the grain dole by distributing bread of increased size and adding products like olive oil and pork. This emperor’s other reforms included making Sol Invictus the primary deity of Rome.
ANSWER: Aurelian [or Lucius Domitius Aurelianus]
[10m] The grain dole in Constantinople was eventually ended under Emperor Heraclius after this province, long the primary supplier of grain to Rome, was lost by the Byzantines.
ANSWER: Egypt [or Aegyptus]
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