The Roman Concept of "Municipal Aristocracy

The Roman concept of "municipal aristocracy"

A) meant that local elite rulers were appointed by Rome to manage cities and towns in the provinces.
B) meant that each province had a capital city that retained its pre-Roman royal structure.
C) meant that the minor relatives of the emperor were given prestigious positions on the outskirts of the empire.
D) meant that retired members of the military were given jobs in civil administration that granted them local prestige.
E) was a phrase that urbanized Romans used to insult backwater administrators.