Read the passage below and answer the question.

"The Roman Emperor Gratian committed the task to the Nannienus, a leader of great prudence
and skill, joining with him as his colleague with equal power, Mellobaudes, the count-
commander of the domestics, as well as the king of the Franks, a man of great courage and
renown in war

Nannienus took into his consideration the variable chances of fortune, and therefore voted for
acting slowly and with caution while Mellobaudes, hurried away by a fierce desire for fighting,
according to his usual custom, was eager at once to march against the enemy and not delay."

From Ammianus, History written in the late fourth century CE.

The passage above is best understood in the context of which of the following?

Choose 1

(A) The growing use of non-Roman soldiers in the late Roman empire

(B) The distrust that Rome had of non-Romans during the late Roman empire

(C) The Roman conquest and assimilation of the Frankish kingdom

(D) The final collapse of Roman empire into smaller kingdoms