Unlike the terms reached after defeating their Italian neighbors, Rome, under the influence of the conservative Cato, imposed a peace on Macedonia and Carthage that was ________.

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The sentence implies that the peace imposed on Macedonia and Carthage was different from the terms reached with the Italian neighbors. It further states that this peace was under the influence of Cato, who was a conservative. Therefore, it can be inferred that the imposed peace was harsh. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because the sentence does not suggest that the peace was contingent on cultural exchanges, freely given, or generous.

Unlike the Terms Reached After Defeating Their Italian Neighbors, Rome