Question

But when the corn-lands had no more grain and all the Romans (Byzantines) had come into an exceedingly evil plight, they surrounded Belisarius and tried to compel him to stake everything on a single battle with the enemy (Goths), promising that not one of the Romans (Byzantines) would be absent from the engagement." —History of the Wars, Book VI, Article III According to the passage, why did the Byzantines want Belisarius to stake everything in a single battle against the Goths? To deceive the enemy To gain a strategic advantage To prevent starving to death To finish the war before winter

Answer 1

The correct answer is To prevent starving to death

They were running out of food which meant that the Goths would just have to wait until the Byzantine army dies off and the conquering would then be easy. This is why they tried to go for an all out one last battle with everyone participating since they had nothing to lose. If they win they'd get food from Goths and if they lose they'd just die which would be better than dying of starvation.

Answer 2

for people who want letter answer its C