The stability of the Late Republic was threatened by all of the following except
A) the impoverishment of the small farmer, who formed the backbone of the Roman army.
B) the growing unwillingness of the elite to subordinate their personal interests and ambitions to the good of society.
C) an other-worldliness spread by foreign religions.
D) the use of armies for domestic political purposes.
E) competition from armies of land-hungry peasants.
Ans: C
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