annona
Speech parts
1. annona - Noun
2. Annona - Proper noun
Meaning
type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs
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Hypernyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
In that text is a passage about Louis the Pious that says annona militaris quas vulgo foderum vocant, which can be translated as "Louis forbade that military provender (which they popularly call "fodder") be furnished.
Maintaining an affordable food supply to the city of Rome had become a major political issue in the late Republic, when the state began to provide a grain dole (annona) to citizens who registered for it.
The annona, public facilities, and spectacular entertainments mitigated the otherwise dreary living conditions of lower-class Romans, and kept social unrest in check.