The Difficulties Facing Rome in the Third Century C

question 47

Multiple Choice

The difficulties facing Rome in the third century C.E. convinced the emperor Decius of the need to appease the gods, so between 249 and 251 he

• A) rebuilt forums and adjacent temples throughout the empire.
• B) ordered all temples to foreign gods in Rome destroyed and had them replaced with temples to Roman gods, including the deified Augustus.
• C) ordered all citizens to sacrifice to the gods for the welfare of the state and executed all Christians who refused to do so.
• D) expanded and lavishly decorated and furnished the temple of Vesta and the quarters of the Vestal Virgins.

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