HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They wanted to revise Roman history to reveal Rome’s cruelty.
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They wanted to arouse patriotism and restore traditional Roman virtues.
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They wanted to elevate Roman history above Greek history.
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They wanted Rome’s enemies to fear its power.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: They wanted to arouse patriotism and restore traditional Roman virtues. Both the personalities held the Roman empire in a very high esteem and their works reflect the same. They were greatly inspired by the Roman empire and the way they ruled over Rome.
Detailed explanation-2: -Titus Livius (Livy) was born in Patavium (modern Padua) in the north of Italy in 59BC. He died in AD17. He began writing his History of Rome when he was about 30 years old, in around 29BC. Unfortunately, the majority of Livy’s writing has not survived.
Detailed explanation-3: -Livy acknowledged a lack of contemporary written records from which to verify facts from Rome’s beginnings. Sometimes he mistranslated Greek literary sources. Without a background in practical military affairs or politics, his reliability in these areas is limited.
Detailed explanation-4: -He was biased-against Hannibal (e.g. Livy ignores the prayers Hannibal offered before his campaign, presumably because he wanted to reinforce Hannibal’s impietas).