Question

Which of the following statements best characterizes early Rome?

Select the best answer from the choices provided.
It was famous for always being a republic free of foreign domination.
Rome was a small town in a backwater of the Mediterranean for its first few hundred years.
The early Romans civilized the primitive inhabitants of central and southern Italy.
The early Romans and their language, Latin, were closely related to the Etruscans and their language.

Answer 1

The best statement regarding early Rome would be that "The early Romans and their language, Latin, were closely related to the Etruscans and their language," since the Etruscans were the first inhabitants of the region on which Rome was built.