During the Period of the Pax Romana

During the period of the Pax Romana,

A) agriculture in Italy was carried out on small peasant farms.
B) cities in the western part of the Empire were larger and wealthier than those in the east.
C) Italian manufactures surpassed those of other provinces.
D) deforestation and over-grazing may have harmed the Italian economy.
E) the Empire experienced a recession.