Instead of maintaining a large fighting force throughout the empire, the emperors of the late third century fortified the cities and reorganized the army to be ________

A. autonomous
B. bodyguards
C. more mobile, including heavy cavalry
D. more stable, including permanent defensive trenches
E. nation builders


Answer: C

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