Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Roman Upper Class

Which of the following statements concerning the Roman upper class at the end of the empire is most accurate?

A) The Roman upper class valiantly attempted to halt the decline of the empire, but was overwhelmed.
B) Because the Roman upper class made up the bulk of the officer corps of the Roman armies, their decline was particularly critical.
C) Rome?s upper classes became steadily more pleasure-seeking and individualistic, turning away from the political devotion that had characterized the republic.
D) Alone among the Roman social groups, the elite was able to increase their numbers and thus became more dominant in the political structure.