How is Flavian portraiture important?

What will be an ideal response?

Answers will vary. In contrast to the Republic where only elders were portrayed there was a new spirit of portraiture that was not age conscious. Flavian portraiture did not project the virtues of the Republic but rather idealized beauty. Page 261

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What natural element shaped Mesopotamian agriculture most directly?

A. recurrent violent storms and hurricanes B. the unpredictable flooding of the great rivers C. the coming of a new ice age D. global warming

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