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future617RT

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on: Jun 23, 2018
Why are there so few surviving portraits of Caligula?
 
  A) His portraits are difficult to identify because of their similarity to Republican portraits.
  B) Many of his portraits were destroyed in the fire of Rome that occurred during Nero's reign.
  C) He ruled only briefly before he was assassinated and many of his portraits were destroyed.
  D) He did not commission very many portraits, instead spending the money on lavish architectural projects.

Question 2

Cameos were often produced as
 
  A) plaques commemorating the manumission of a slave.
  B) imperial gifts for officials and dignitaries.
  C) public displays of the imperial triumphs.
  D) votive objects to be used in imperial cult worship.


vseab

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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


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