Scholars Would Agree with Each of the Following Statements EXCEPT

Scholars would agree with each of the following statements EXCEPT

A) the climax of Roman development occurred under the Republic.
B) the old sense of Roman virtue had been lost by the first century B.C.
C) the old threat of foreign enemies such as Carthage had encouraged stability and cooperation for the good of the state.
D) by the first century, soldiers gave their loyalty to commanders rather than to Rome.
E) despite the influence of Greek rationalism, the city-state constitutional of the Republic was unable to manage Rome's empire.