The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, Volume 8

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ...and so A.c.413. win Syracuse, or he would lead away the army, and no longer without purpose consume both the Athenians there with him and the whole state. The Athenians therefore went out, and first wasted the territory of the Syracusians about the river Anapus; and were the stronger, as at first, both by sea and land. For the Syracusians durst neither way go out against them, but only with their horsemen and darters from Olympieium. 43. After this, Demosthenes thought good to try the wall which the Athenians had built to enclose the city withal1, with engines. But seeing the engines were burnt by the defendants fighting from the wall, and that having assaulted it in divers parts with the rest of his army, he was notwithstanding put back, he resolved to spend the time no longer; but having gotten the consent of Nicias and the rest in commission thereunto, to put in execution his design for Epipolae, as was before intended. By day, it was thought impossible not to be discovered, either in their approach or in their ascent. Having therefore first commanded to take five days' provision of victual, and all the masons and workmen, as also store of casting weapons, and whatsoever they might need, if they overcame, for fortification: he and Eurymedon and Menander, with the whole army, marched about midnight to Epipolae, i " The cross wall of the Syra-means the cross wall of the Syra cnsans". Bekker &c., irapaTuia-cusans, from the latter, which he parof. vulgo, an-omxiff/iaroc. Thu-applies to the Athenian wall of cydides carefully distinguishes the circumvallalion. See Lucian. de former word, by which he always Conscr. Hist. c. 38. Goell. leaving Nicias in the camp. Being come to Epi-vn. polae at Euryelus, where also the army went up 'TEaK XiX before,...