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... enemy would be more easily repelled by land than by sea , he marched his armed forces in two bodies to the promontories , which , by their heads projecting into the deep , formed the harbour ; under the impression that he could easily ...
... enemy would be more easily repelled by land than by sea , he marched his armed forces in two bodies to the promontories , which , by their heads projecting into the deep , formed the harbour ; under the impression that he could easily ...
Page 1669
... enemy would go to Samos to join the Rhodian fleet , set sail from Ephesus , and stopped first at Myonnesus , from whence he crossed over to the island which they call Macris ; in order that , when the enemy's fleet should sail by , he ...
... enemy would go to Samos to join the Rhodian fleet , set sail from Ephesus , and stopped first at Myonnesus , from whence he crossed over to the island which they call Macris ; in order that , when the enemy's fleet should sail by , he ...
Page 1670
... enemy avoiding a contest by land or sea , the fleet sailed back to Samos , whence it came . The prætor then detached ... enemy's communi- cation with the sea , and render their fleet useless . " 15. This plan was not approved by any of ...
... enemy avoiding a contest by land or sea , the fleet sailed back to Samos , whence it came . The prætor then detached ... enemy's communi- cation with the sea , and render their fleet useless . " 15. This plan was not approved by any of ...
Page 1671
... enemies ? or whether , with no less ardour , they would block up the port with their whole force ? For , if they should withdraw , who could doubt that the enemy would weigh up the masses that were sunk , and open the port with less ...
... enemies ? or whether , with no less ardour , they would block up the port with their whole force ? For , if they should withdraw , who could doubt that the enemy would weigh up the masses that were sunk , and open the port with less ...
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... enemy . But , after some time , having dis- covered , in slight skirmishes , that he was not a match for the enemy in any respect , he drew back his men within the forti- fications , and then the city began to be besieged . About this ...
... enemy . But , after some time , having dis- covered , in slight skirmishes , that he was not a match for the enemy in any respect , he drew back his men within the forti- fications , and then the city began to be besieged . About this ...
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