Epipolae

It was six hundred feet long and two hundred wide, gouged deep into the solid rock of that fortified plateau known as Epipolae, which overlooks Syracuse from the north.

Imperium Robert Harris 2006

It was six hundred feet long and two hundred wide, gouged deep into the solid rock of that fortified plateau known as Epipolae, which overlooks Syracuse from the north.

Imperium Robert Harris 2006

The Syracusans and their allies now began to build4 a single line of wall starting from the city and running upwards across Epipolae at an angle with the

The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

Gylippus had gone off again by land to collect a new army in the other parts of Sicily, hoping after the victory of Epipolae to carry the Athenian fortifications by storm.

The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

The whole Athenian forces, both naval and military, were now on the spot, and they proceeded to cut off the Syracusans by a double wall, beginning at the southern cliff of Epipolae and extending to the sea.

The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

The greater number of those who were pursued and killed perished by throwing themselves from the cliffs; for the descent from Epipolae is by a narrow path.

The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

Demosthenes gave his voice against remaining; he said that the decisive attack upon Epipolae had failed, and, in accordance with his original intention, he should vote for immediate departure while the voyage was possible, and while, with the help of the ships which had recently joined them, they had the upper hand at any rate by sea.

The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

The Athenian sailors made a stockade across the isthmus and remained at Thapsus, while the troops ran to Epipolae, and gained the summit by the way of the

The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

They also sent a detachment against the wall of circumvallation on Epipolae, supposing that it was undefended, and might be taken.

The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

Epipolae at the summit of the ascent, the other at the spot where the Boeotians made the first stand.

The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007