Today in class we went over the power point, took a pop quiz I missed yesterday, and continued watching the movie. From the power point we talked about how do you keep the plebs happy or at least keep them from revolting? The poet Juvenal said the people "anxiously hopes for two things: bread and circuses." Bread (free grain from the state), partly to keep them alive, and partly to keep them quiet. Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) A highly successful general, he conquered the huge territory of Gaul. He made folks happy, made friends in high places. Pompey (a general who conquered Syria and Palestine) Crassus (the richest man in Rome, and one of the richest men in all history) These 3 men formed the First Triumvirate "rule of three men."