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← HistoryWhich vulnerability becomes highest during an extended siege when considering supply routes secured via Roman roads?
A)Manned ballista ammunition depletion
B)Internal city food shortages✓
C)Scorpion operator skill fatigue
D)Defensive wall structural collapse
💡 Explanation
Prolonged sieges depended not just on external supply lines, but internal resources, because once besieged, resource availability is throttled, therefore city food shortages escalate rather than reliance on long transit routes or siege technology.
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