Which words and phrases in the passage show credibility?

Ancient Rome

Rome was once just a small town in central Italy. But most history students know that Rome had begun to turn into a massive empire by 200

BC. This empire covered a major part of Europe, Britain, west Asia, and northern Africa. Ancient Romans also brought about the modern

Western alphabet, and they were involved in the emergence of Christianity as a major world religion. According to a blog maintained by the

History Department at Harvard University, Rome was a republic for 450 years until it became an empire under Julius Caesar. The British

Museum has determined that the fall of the Roman Empire took place by the fifth century AD. The empire's fall is said to be one of the most

shocking and dramatic events in the history of human civilization.

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Arely Berg

30 March, 11:35

Which words and phrases in the passage show credibility?

Ancient Rome

Rome was once just a small town in central Italy. But most history students know that Rome had begun to turn into a massive empire by 200

BC. This empire covered a major part of Europe, Britain, west Asia, and northern Africa. Ancient Romans also brought about the modern

Western alphabet, and they were involved in the emergence of Christianity as a major world religion. According to a blog maintained by the

History Department at Harvard University, Rome was a republic for 450 years until it became an empire under Julius Caesar. The British

Museum has determined that the fall of the Roman Empire took place by the fifth century AD. The empire's fall is said to be one of the most

shocking and dramatic events in the history of human civilization.

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Aylin Bryant · Answer 1

According to a blog maintained by the History Department at Harvard University, Rome was a republic for 450 years until it became an empire under Julius Caesar.

The British Museum has determined that the fall of the Roman Empire took place by the fifth century AD

These two senteces above are used in the passage to show credibility.

This is because they make reference to two institutional authorities that have credibility and prestige in academic history, and the cultural world: the History Department at Harvard, and the British Museum.

In other words, the Harvard and the British Museum are the sources of the passage.