A 19-year-old male patient presents to the emergency department after blunt head trauma with unknown loss of consciousness. His friends report that he was initially confused, became alert, but now is less awake and again becoming confused. He has bruising over the left temporal area. What is the most likely diagnosis?

“Women in the imperial family played a negligible role in the accession and/or overthrow of Roman emperors.” Argue for or against this statement, citing 1-2 examples of imperial women to support your argument.

Evaluate the following improper integral:

Select all that apply. Which of the following powers defined Augustus’ political position after 23 BCE?

Compute the sum of the following geometric series:

A 52 year-old male presents to the ED with ascending leg weakness that has progressed over the past week after he had an upper respiratory illness. He is areflexic in his lower extremities. You suspect he may have an Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy like Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Before starting treatment, you want to confirm the diagnosis. Which test is most appropriate? 

Large cerebellar ischemic strokes require 72 hours of monitoring in the ICU to monitor for changes in the neurologic exam that could indicate obstructive hydrocephalus necessitating a sub-occipital decompression surgery. What would be the FIRST clinical sign you would expect to see in this patient that would indicate a clinical deterioration? 

What, if anything, does Petronius’ Trimalchio’s Dinner Party teach us about the position of freedmen in the Roman empire? If it is not a useful source, explain why; if it is useful, describe 2 pieces of information it provides. In either case, cite 1-2 examples from the text to support your claim.

Ovid’s Ars Amatoria is a valuable source for studying Augustan gender norms because

The Lex de imperio Vespasiani