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← HistoryWhich circumstance most endangers the function of Trajan's Aqueduct?
A)Increased mineral deposition at springs
B)Over-extraction from distant Tiber tributaries
C)Seismic stress to arches' keystone locks✓
D)Vandalism targeting venter construction material
💡 Explanation
Seismic events strain the keystone, which leads to arch COLLAPSE, because this concentrated stress breaks connections therefore losing structural stability rather than gradual effects from deposition that water filtration usually remediated during construction.
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