INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

After the death of which one of the following Roman kings was the trade conducted more by barter than by coins on account of the financial difficulties of the Roman Empire?

A	Claudius
B	Pius
C	Nero
D	Augustus

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Romans knew that people needed a standard way of exchanging money if trade was to flourish. So the government produced currency in the form of coins. Coins were made of silver, gold, and sometimes bronze.

Detailed explanation-2: -During his rule, he murdered his own mother, Agrippina the Younger; his first wife, Octavia; and allegedly, his second wife, Poppaea Sabina. In addition, ancient writers claim that he started the great fire of Rome in 64 A.D. so that he could rebuild the city center with a new palace.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most contemporary sources describe him as tyrannical, self-indulgent, and debauched. After being declared a public enemy by the Roman Senate, he committed suicide at age 30. Nero was born at Antium in AD 37, the son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger, a great-granddaughter of the emperor Augustus.

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