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← HistoryWhich tactic reduced the effectiveness of Roman fort siege techniques given limited defender resources?
A)Burning defensive infrastructure early
B)Constructing angled glacis earthworks✓
C)Poisoning the attacking siege engines
D)Concentrated archer fire at sappers
💡 Explanation
Constructing glacis earthworks dissipated siege energy because impulse is force multiplied by duration; therefore reducing localized wall stress, rather than direct strikes, which is costly to fortify.
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