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?(1 point)

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Women from both royal courts often traveled with each emperor’s army to provide moral support to military troops.
Women from both royal courts often traveled with each emperor’s army to provide moral support to military troops.

Women from both royal courts went into seclusion after their husbands’ deaths and had no influence over their successors.
Women from both royal courts went into seclusion after their husbands’ deaths and had no influence over their successors.

Women from both royal courts exercised significant control of court politics outside of public view.
Women from both royal courts exercised significant control of court politics outside of public view.

Women from both royal courts made the decision to divide each empire into smaller sections that were easier to rule.

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Women from both royal courts exercised significant control of court politics outside of public view.

This response highlights the influential roles that women, such as the dowager empresses in the Han dynasty and powerful figures like Julia Domna in the Roman Empire, played in the political dynamics during the declining years of their respective empires. They often navigated through and influenced court affairs, undermining the traditional notion of passive roles for women in these patriarchal societies.