Which of the following are true?
A) The Emperor Domitian (A.D. 51-96) built a stadium in central Rome that featured Greek athletic competitions.
B) In general, the Romans who lived in the era of the Republic showed little interest in the formal athletic competitions practiced by the Greeks because of the excessive and intense training that were personified by Greek athletes.
C) The Romans, in contrast to the Greeks, redefined sport and athletic competition as spectator entertainment like those events held in the Flavian Amphitheater that emphasized cruelty, brutality, and the slaughter of humans and animals before tens of thousands of spectators.
D) All of the above.
E) B and C only.
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