The fact that the imperator spent a lot of resources for wars
Perseve what? You have no explanation or anything.
Atheists are people who believe that there is no god. So it's not C.
Monotheists are people who believe in 1 god. Mono means 1. So not B.
A theologist is a person who studies theology. So not A.
Poly means many, or a lot. And a polytheist has 2 or more gods. So D would fit your bill.
Yes they actually won two one in 1920 and the other in 1948