By the first century B.C., the aristocracy had changed. What now comprised this class of Romans?
A) The majority of patricians were no longer descended from the founding families of Rome, but of great generals that built Rome's vast empire.
B) The aristocracy was now comprised of a mixture of native Romans and those from newly conquered territories.
C) The new aristocracy of Rome comprised members of the Senate, high ranking military leaders, and consuls.
D) The intermarriage of patricians with wealthy plebeian families brought about a new aristocracy of mixed class that became wealthy from Roman expansion and trade.
E) The aristocracy remained unchanged in Rome.
D
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