The Roman Empire was vast and culturally diverse

Write a 3 – 4 page double-spaced essay on one of the following questions. In preparation, use any of the class

1. The Roman Empire was vast and culturally diverse. Examine the institutional factors (imperial office, army,
   administration, etc.) that evolved from the early 1st -late 2nd c CE that held the Roman Empire together.
2. The Roman Empire was vast and culturally diverse. Examine the social and cultural factors, or as Nagle
   characterize it, the ’soft power’ (the Roman diaspora, cities, games, religion—including the Imperial Cult,
   education etc.) which evolved to hold the Roman Empire together from the period of the early 1st –late 2nd c
   CE