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.
False. Romantic composers were notorious for using excessive amounts of dynamics! That's how they'd communicate their intentions to the performing musicians, by putting dynamics in the music so the musicians would know exactly what the composer wanted from them.
