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 MOVEMENT OF KLEOK 4G7 In the march which Kleon now undertook, he went up to the lop of the ridge which runs nearly in an easterly direction from Amphipolis to Mount Pangams, in order to survey the city and its adjoining ground on the northern and northeastern sido which he had not yet seen ; that is, the side towards the lake, and towards Thrace, 1 which was not visible from the lower ground near Eion. The road which he was to take from Eion lay at a small distance eastward of the city long wall, and from the palisade which connected that wall with the bridge. But he had no expectation of being attacked in his march, the rather as Brasidas with the larger portion of his force was visible on Mount Kerdylium : moreover, the gates of Amphipolis were all shut, not a man was on the wall, nor were any symptoms materially aggravate the difficulties of Brasidas. If it had been possible to attack the bridge separately from the city, something must have been said about it in describing the operations of Kleon, who is represented as finding nothing to meddle with except the fortifications of the town. Assuming, then, that there was such a line of connection between the bridge and the Long "Wall, added by Brasidas since the first capture of the place, I know no meaning so natural to give to the word aravpufia. No other distinct meaning is proposed by any one. There was, of course, a gate, or more than one, in the Long Wall, leading into the space inclosed by the palisade ; through this gate Brasidas would enter the town when he crossed from Kerdylium. This gate is called by Thucydides al erf ,u oTavpufia Kvl.ai. There must have been also a gate, or more than one, in the palisade itself, leading into the space without : so that passen- gers or cattle traversing the bridge from the westward and going to Myr- kinus (e. g.) would not necessarily be obliged to turn out of their way and enter the town of Amphipolis. On the plan which I have here given, the line running nearly from north to south represents the Long "Wall of Agnon, touching the river at both ends, and bounding as well as fortifying the town of Amphipolis on its tastern side. The shorter line, which cuts off the southern extremity of this Long Wall, and joins the river immediately below the bridge, represents the aravpufjia, or palisade : probably it was an earthen mound and ditch, with a strong palisade at the top. By means of this palisade, the bridge was included in the fortifications of Amphipolis, and Brasidas could pass over from Mount Kerdylium into the city whenever he pleased. 1 Thucyd. v, 7; compare Colonel Leake, I.e. p. 182; avrbg l&caro ri TOV Srpiutovof, KCLI rf/v -Seaiv TT)$ Tro/lewf tni rrj QppKri, <if l%ot.