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by jael muncwai
(except ryan, the rise of julius caesar)
caesar’s play was not much of a triumph. his army easily swept
over his enemies, issking his way into the city and declared himself the ruler. after another
year’s work to warfare in which he pursued his enemies across
europe and africa. caesar returned to rome. he found the
disorganized senate now willing to bow down to his authoritarian
power. the roman senators asked for caesar the favor for life,
seeing to their careers and their lives if they did not. observing
how the roman republic, which had endured for some five
centuries, had now crumbled beneath the heel of a dictator, the
ancient roman historian appian lamented, “the people hoped
that caesar would also give them back democracy, just as sulla
had done, who had achieved a position of equal power. however,
they were disappointed in this.”

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select the correct answer from the dropdown menu.
which statement best expresses how the underlined sentence develops the central idea that the roman senators feared
caesar?
the roman senators
caesar after seeing how he defeated many enemies across europe and africa.
this led them to

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Explanation:

The question is about analyzing a historical text related to Roman senators' reaction to Caesar's actions, which falls under the subfield of History (Social Science). The task is to select the correct statement that shows how the underlined sentence (about senators' view on Caesar's authoritarian power) develops the central idea. We need to match the senators' response (like opposing due to fear of losing power or democracy) with the given options. Assuming the correct option relates to senators' opposition because Caesar's rise threatened their power/democracy (as per the text: senators asked to tone down his power, were alarmed, and later took action like assassination, and the underlined sentence leads to their opposition).

Answer:

[The correct option, e.g., "The Roman senators opposed Caesar because his authoritarian actions threatened their power and the democratic ideals they hoped for" (exact option text would depend on choices, but based on context, the option showing senators' opposition due to Caesar's power grab and threat to democracy is correct).]