Question

Regarding "City" by David Macaulay:

In City, why does the author describe how slaves contribute to building Verbonia?

A.) to suggest that Roman city builders were not skilled.
B.) to entertain readers with invented details about Roman city building.
C.) to make readers admire Roman city builders.
D.) to honestly depict how Roman cities were built. I'm pretty sure it's B but I want to make sure.

Answer 1

D.) to honestly depict how Roman cities were built.

Step-by-step explanation:

David Macaulay creates and relates a very close explanation of how Roman cities were built and makes it clear that the Roman civilization was not as good as we might think, and that it wasn´t a great place to live for the common folks, it is important to note that eventhoug most of the rights we all now have come from the first roman and greek phillosophers those same rights didn´t apply to all people, but just a refined circle of priviledged men, and that they built their empire on the back of slaves and misstreated workers.

Answer 2

The reason why the author describes how slaves contribute to building Verboniato is because he wants to honestly depict how Roman cities were built.

"City charts the planning and building of an imaginary Roman city, 'Verbonia.'

The correct answer between all the choices given is the last choice or letter D. I am hoping that this answer has satisfied your query and it will be able to help you in your endeavor, and if you would like, feel free to ask another question.