Which risk intensified during prolonged Roman sieges when defenders used scorpions (torsion siege engines)?

💡 Explanation

When defenders used scorpions to target attacking sappers, concentrated counter-mining became necessary because sappers had be protected by other sappers digging to intercept enemy tunnels. Therefore, underminig risk increased during specific siege activity, rather than structural faiure and chemical exposure or damage in different activities.

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