What Was the Nature of the Cultural Life of the Roman

What was the nature of the cultural life of the Roman empire during the period of decline?

A) Despite the worsening political situation, the period of decline was one of the most productive cultural periods in Roman history.
B) There was a total disappearance of any cultural creativity in the later Roman Empire.
C) Roman scholars in the later empire were innovative in the fields of science, mathematics, and technology.
D) The sole area of creativity in later Roman culture was in Christian theology.