Practice question · Multiple choice
Why is grain the instructive case?
Hints
- What powers the cart, and what does it run on?
- Why was Rome fed from Egypt rather than inland Italy?
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D. Moved far enough overland, the oxen consume the cargo
Why
The animals eat the freight. Which is why Rome imported bread from across a sea instead of from fifty kilometres inland, the sea was cheaper than the hill.
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