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← HistoryWhich consequence appeared at Alesia when Caesar's circumvallation faced attack?
A)Compound catapults destroyed key sections
B)Attackers breached the palisade wall
C)Reinforcements exhausted internal water supply✓
D)Sappers undermined a Roman tower
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Caesar built extensive earthworks intending besiege Alesia; if Vercingetorix held out. The limited enclosure used up potable water reserves among the defenders because massed people require constant and dependable hydration, therefore rapid depletion of water, rather than structural failure occurred inside walls first.
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