The ancient city of Cephesa was not buried by an eruption of Mt. Amnos in A.D. 310, as some believe. The eruption in the year 310 damaged the city, but it did not destroy it. Cephesa survived for another century before it finally met its destruction in another eruption around A.D. 415.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the author's claim that the city of Cephesa was not buried by the eruption of Mt. Amnos in A.D. 310?
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AThe city of Cephesa is mentioned in a historical work known to have been written in AD 400
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BCoins bearing the image of an emperor who lived around AD 410 have been discovered in the ruins of Cephesa, which were preserved by the cinders and ashes that buried the city
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CGeological evidence shows that the eruption of Mt Amnos in AD 415 deposited a 10-foot-thick layer of lava on the city of Cephesa
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DArtworks from the city of Cephesa have been found in the ruins of another city known to have been destroyed in AD 420
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EA historical work written in AD 430 refers to the eruption of Mt Amnos in AD 415
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正确答案: B