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"c. A narrative source" is what a historian would use to get a firsthand account of a past event, since in these sources (which are also primary sources) a person is giving a first-hand account of the event itself.
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Roman portraiture during the Republic is identified by its considerable realism, known as veristic portraiture. Verism refers to a hyper-realistic portrayal of the subject's facial characteristics. ... Veristic images often show their male subjects with receding hairlines, deep winkles, and even with warts.