Why Did Romans Such as Cato in the Second Century

question 40

Multiple Choice

Why did Romans such as Cato in the second century B.C.E. distrust the influence of Greek ideas and culture on Rome?

• A) They despised Alexander the Great and his legacy of conquest and brutality.
• B) They scorned Greek culture as inferior to Roman culture.
• C) They feared that Romans would adopt the Greek deities, who had nothing in common with Roman deities.
• D) They believed that adopting Greek ways would weaken Roman power.

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