When did the free bread stop in Constantinople?

A feature of imperial Rome was the "annona", the distribution of free bread to the plebs.  This naturally created a large but idle population, and created servility out of a free people.  "Free stuff" tends to do that.  It is remarkable that, when Constantinople was created, the emperor decided to institute a similar system there.  The...

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#Annona

"la politica di un paese per le proprie scorte di cereali e delle altre derrate alimentari"

in breve: annona

giusto per arricchire il proprio vocabolario e adattarlo ai tempi che corrono

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