"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 KneubuhlMA, with teleplay by Gene Roddenberry and Gene L. Coon, directed by Ralph SenenskyMA 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[]
Episode characters[]
- Maximus Achilles • Clifford Brent[1] • Pavel Chekov • Drusilla • Bill Hadley • William B. Harrison • James T. Kirk • Roger Lemli • Ryan Leslie • Claudius Marcus • Claudius Marcus (gladiator) • Flavius Maximus • Leonard McCoy • R.M. Merik • Montgomery Scott • Septimus • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
Novelization characters[]
- Maximus Achilles • Pavel Chekov • Drusilla • James T. Kirk • Claudius Marcus • Flavius Maximus • Leonard McCoy • R.M. Merik • Montgomery Scott • Septimus • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
- Referenced only
- Claudius Marcus (gladiator)
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
Races and cultures[]
- Human (Magna Roman) • Vulcan
States and organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Roman Empire
Technology and weapons[]
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 • Gabriel • 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 media[]
Adaptations[]
Novelized in Star Trek 11.
Novelization reprint cover image.
Novelization reprint cover image.
Novelization reprint cover image.
Novelization reprint cover image.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 2.
Images[]
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 |
Next Adventure: Mission to Horatius | |
| Previous Adventure: Missed |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Journey to Babel |
Translations[]
- 1977
- German : Brot und Spiele. (Pabel-Moewig)
- 1979
- Italian : Ludi spaziali, translated by Rosella Sanità. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
- 1981
- Japanese : 信仰と剣, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
External links[]
- "Bread and Circuses" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Bread and Circuses (Star Trek) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- ↑ The character of Clifford Brent was not named in the episode but the same actor, wearing an officer's Starfleet uniform, was addressed as Brent in TOS episode: "The Naked Time". The same actor also played the character of Vinci.