Which risk increased during the Roman siege of Alesia due to concentrated catapult fire?

💡 Explanation

During the siege, concentrated catapult barrages caused cumulative masonry fatigue because repeated impacts weakened the mortar joints and stress fractured stone, leading to collapse. Therefore, defensive wall failure was a risk, rather than tunnel collapse, disease spread or grain reduction which resulted primarily from different mechanisms.

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