The correct answer is B. Women from both royal courts exercised significant control of court politics outside of public view.
In both the Roman and Han empires, the roles of the dowager empresses and the wives and mothers of emperors demonstrate that women wielded significant influence and power behind the scenes during the declining years of their respective imperial rule. While their roles may have varied to some extent, these women were actively involved in court politics and often influenced decisions and policies, even though their influence was not always publicly acknowledged. They played important roles in advising and supporting the emperors, and their activities often had a significant impact on the governance of the empire.
What do the roles of Han dowager empresses and the wives and mothers of Roman emperors, such as Julia Domna, demonstrate about Roman and Han imperial rule during their declining years?
A. Women from both royal courts went into seclusion after their husbands’ deaths and had no influence over their successors
B. Women from both royal courts exercised significant control of court politics outside of public view.
C. Women from both royal courts often traveled with each emperor’s army to provide moral support to military troops.
D. Women from both royal courts made the decision to divide each empire into smaller sections that were easier to rule.
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