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QuizMultiple Choice

History of the Private Security Industry

Question 5 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Why do you suppose that there is little information about intelligence gathering in ancient Rome compared to today’s intelligence methods?

Answer
A
Codes and ciphers were invented only recently.
B
Military intelligence is a recent practice.
C
The information from antiquity is probably contained in Latin and Greek languages.
D
Only scholars know about ancient spying.

Explanation

Much of the surviving information from ancient Rome was written in Latin or Greek. Readers who cannot access or translate those sources may find less information about ancient intelligence gathering than about modern methods. Codes and military intelligence existed in antiquity, so choices A and B are incorrect.

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