The sagging, wrinkled skin, deeply furrowed brow and hollowed cheeks of this distinctive portrait are intended to convey

a) a respectful dignity of character in line with Cicero’s dutiful citizen.
b) an attitude of ominous disapproval toward dictatorship as expressed by Cicero toward Caesar.
c) a representation of Caesar’s ill health as documented by Cicero.
d) a psychological state of mental confusion typical of old age.

Answer: a

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