Both Giovanni di Arrigo and Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini were Italian merchants, originally from Lucca, but resident in Bruges since at least 1419. The man in this painting is the subject of a further portrait by van Eyck in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, leading to speculation he was a friend of the artist.
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With the Discovery of trench warfare, There was a need for weapons that were capable of long-range destruction and also inflict maximum damage at the same time. this resulted in the invention of many new weapons.
I'm pretty sure the answer is D "Only Roman citizens were allowed to fish and swim in it" although there is a possibilty of it being B because it was controlled by the Roman Empire.