Which defensive weakness arose in late-Roman castra when facing sapping tactics?

💡 Explanation

Tunneling undermined Roman corner towers because soil excavation and subsequent cave-ins caused structural failure, rather than rampart slides. This made flanking defenses collapse, therefore exposing the garrison in battles, when facing sapping, rather than a direct wall breach.

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