Pleаse аnswer ONE questiоn, prоviding evidence fоr the аrgument you make, in about 250 words. Discuss the Celts and Carthage: two worlds in the broader western Mediterranean and beyond, before and during Rome's rise. Explain how and why the Roman Republic came to be replaced by the Roman Empire. Discuss Epicureanism and Stoicism - two philosophies which arose and spread in the Hellenistic era. What forces and figures contributed to Rome’s expansion from a city-state to a Mediterranean power? Trace the ways in which the development of the Roman empire caused or intensified conflicts within Rome, in addition to the largess it provided. Discuss the technological achievements of the Hellenistic world and explain reasons they often did not develop further or spread. Discuss the civilization of the Etruscans: its origins, character and decline. What do myths that peoples of the middle Mediterranean (e.g. Carthage and Rome) tell us about their self-conception and their values?