Answer
pretty sure it’s D
step by step
A) wealthy-<span>"The </span>most<span> powerful periods of the Byzantium Empire were years that were ... Feared as warriors, respected for their piety and sought out for their </span>wealth, ..... been called the Co-Patron<span> of Europe, along with Sts. Cyril and Methodius.</span>
<u>i KNEW IT BUT I FORGOT</u>
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