Question 4 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
Why was Marcus Licinius Crassus considered unethical by Romans in 43 CE?
Answer
A
In 64 C.E., Emperor Augustus borrowed Crassus’s basic technology and improved upon it by adding buckets, water pumps and instruments for pulling down walls.
B
Emperor Augustus did form groups of men to scour neighborhoods to watch for fires at night, so that the bucket brigades could put them out.
C
Crassus’s was an ethical wealthy businessman because he made it known that he intended to give all profits to charity.
D
Crassus’s actions were unethical because he asked for payment first and withheld his help in putting out the fire until he received payment.