I think it is (a) because most of the time they are telling a lesson
Answer:
the answer is A. to indicate wealth and status
Explanation:
During the late Republic, wealth poured into Rome on an unprecedented scale in the form of tribute, taxes, and profits from commerce and banking. Not all of the riches were honestly or legitimately acquired, for some came in the form of spoils, including defeated enemies of Rome that were enslaved.
