According to the passage, why did the byzantines want belisarius to stake everything in a single battle against the goths?

"but when the corn-lands had no more grain and all the romans (byzantines) had come into an exceedingly evil plight, they surrounded belisarius and tried to compel him to stake everything on a single battle with the enemy (goths), promising that not one of the romans (byzantines) would be absent from the engagement."
—history of the wars, book vi, article iii

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What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances

The most remarkable thing about life in the trenches is the incredible number of rats. the whole area is infested with them. no matter what you did, you can't keep them out. they get incredibly fat on all the food they steal from us. they are revolting to look at - some are the size of cats. background information: this is a journal entry from a soldier fighting on the western front. which statement best describes how this soldier felt about the trench rats? a.) he was disgusted by them. b.) he thought they were . c.) he thought they were annoying. d.) he thought they were cute.