Because older elevators were able to move because of a bunch of chains so they didn't know how to make it so that the cord wouldn't get cut also they didn't know how to make the cord extend and move with the elevator.
"A commoner who could not repay what he owed became a victim of debt bondage" is the statement among the choices given in the question that describes <span>one of the problems experienced by most of Rome's common people in the early days of the republic. The correct option among the choices given is option "A".</span>
