A. Excommunicate would be the answer
One of the most significant contributing factors was their location on the Mediterranean, which made trade far easier, while one of the factors contributing to the fall was their loss of the Peloponnesian War.
To reatreat or sunrender when they get one killed
As per my understanding, Lincoln won in a landslide after Willian Tecumseh Sherman provided it by capturing Atlanta, Georgia. That helped President Lincoln.
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