The Crucial Aspect of Ensuring a Successor Without Violating the Pretense

question 69

Multiple Choice

The crucial aspect of ensuring a successor without violating the pretense of being a republic was met by ______________.

• A) holding an election in the senate and army
• B) automatically picking the most senior senator as the next princeps
• C) passing the title to the emperor's son in his will
• D) making sure a successor was chosen before the current emperor died
• E) None of these.

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