What do written works and religious cults reveal about life in the Roman Empire?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Livy's and Tacitus's historical works lament the loss of what they viewed as the best of Rome.
b. The emperor's exiling of Ovid for writing erotic poems reflects the state's regulation of public morality.
c. The careers of Horace and Virgil show that poets who praised the emperor in their works enjoyed imperial patronage.
d. Juvenal's poetry offers a social criticism of the corruption and inequalities in the Roman Empire.
e. People turned to a variety of religious cults (like the cult of Isis) in search of comfort and salvation in a harsh world. This was especially true for people at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
f. The imperial worship of the Unconquered Sun reflects the syncretic nature of Roman religion.
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