Bread and Circuses

Bread and Circuses
Attribution
Series:	The Original Series
Story by:	John KneubuhlMA
Teleplay by:	Gene Roddenberry and Gene L. Coon
Directed by:	Ralph SenenskyMA
Novelization in:	Star Trek 11 by James Blish
Production information
Episode no.:	2x14
Production no.:	6149-43
First aired:	15 March 1968
Chronology
Date:	2267
Stardate:	4040.7

"Bread and Circuses" was the 43rd episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 14th episode of the show's second season, first aired on 15 March 1968. The episode story was written by John Kneubuhl^MA, with teleplay by Gene Roddenberry and Gene L. Coon, directed by Ralph Senensky^MA and novelized in Star Trek 11 by James Blish.

Summary

James T. Kirk, Spock and Leonard McCoy find themselves on a 20th century Earth-like planet in which the Roman Empire has not fallen!

References

Characters

Achilles • Clifford Brent • Pavel Chekov • Drusilla • William B. Harrison • James T. Kirk • Roger Lemli • Ed Leslie • Claudius Marcus • Flavius Maximus • Leonard McCoy • R.M. Merik • Montgomery Scott • Septimus • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class)

Locations

Magna Roma

Races and cultures

Human • Vulcan

States and organizations

Magna Roman Empire • Federation • Starfleet

Referenced only

Roman Empire

Technology and weapons

starship • viewscreen

Materials and substances

atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen

Ranks and titles

captain • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • lieutenant commander • officer • scientist • science officer

Other references

anatomy • arm • boot • clothing • Federation members • finger • five-year mission • government • humanoid • language • lifeform • logic • matter • memory • nation-state • orbit • pants • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • space • star • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • technology • title • tunic • uniform • universe • weapon • special

Appendices

Related stories

• TNG novel: The Captains' Honor

Images

Episode image.

Video releases

VHS release with "The Doomsday Machine".

VHS cover.

Timeline

published order
Previous episode: The Trouble with Tribbles	TOS episode produced	Next episode: Journey to Babel
Previous episode: The Ultimate Computer	TOS episode aired	Next episode: Assignment: Earth
Previous story: Wink of an Eye	Star Trek 11	Next story: Day of the Dove
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Missed	Pocket	Next Adventure: Mission to Horatius
Previous Adventure: Missed	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270)	Next Adventure: Journey to Babel

External link

• "Bread and Circuses" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.