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[1&`2$]1 *)EQA/RROUN ME\N TH=| TOU= XWRI/OU OI( *(HRA-KLEW=TAI O)XURO/THTI, KAI\ KARTERW=S TOU= *KO/TTA POLIOR-KOU=NTOS, SU\N TOI=S FROUROI=S A)NTEMA/XONTO KAI\ FO/NOS H)=N TOU= *(RWMAI+KOU= PLH/QOUS PLE/ON, TRAU/MATA DE\ POLLA\ TW=N *(HRAKLEWTW=N E)K TW=N BELW=N. *KO/TTAS OU)=N A)NAKALEI=TAI TH=S TEIXOMAXI/AS TO\ STRA/TEUMA, KAI\ MIKRO\N STRATOPE- @1DEU/WN A)/POQEN, O(/LON E)/TREPE TO\N SKOPO\N EI)S TO\ TA\S E)PI\ TAI=S XREI/AIS E)CO/DOUS EI)/RGEIN TW=N POLIORKOUME/NWN. *SPANIZO/NTWN DE\ TH=| PO/LEI TW=N E)PITHDEI/WN, PRESBEI/A PRO\S TOU\S A)POI/KOU E)CEPE/MPETO, TROFH=S DI' W)NH=S AI)TOU=SA XORHGI/AN: OI( DE\ TH=| PRESBEI/A| H)SME/NIZON. @*PRO\ BRAXE/OS DE\ O( *TRIA/RIOS TO\N *(RWMAI+-KO\N STO/LON E)/XWN, W(/RMHSEN A)PO\ *NIKOMHDEI/AS E)PI\ TA\S *PONTIKA\S TRIH/REIS, A(\S PROEI=PEN O( LO/GOS PERI/ TE *KRH/-THN KAI\ *)IBHRI/AN E)CAPOSTALH=NAI. *MAQW\N DE\ TA\S U(PO-LOI/POUS EI)S TO\N *PO/NTON A)NAKEXWRHKE/NAI [1POLLAI\ GA\R AU)TW=N KAI\ XEIMW=NI KAI\ TAI=S KATA\ ME/ROS NAUMAXI/AIS EI)S DIAFQORA\N E)/DUSAN]1, KATALAMBA/NEI DE\ TAU/TAS, KAI\ TH\N MA/XHN PERI\ TH\N *TE/NEDON SUGKROTEI=, E(BDOMH/KONTA ME\N E)/XWN TRIH/REIS AU)TO\S, TW=N DE\ *PONTIKW=N A)GO/NTWN BRAXU\ DEOU/SAS TW=N O)GDOH/KONTA. [1&`2$]1 *)EPEI\ DE\ SUNE/STH O( PO/-LEMOS, KAT' A)RXA\S ME\N A)NTEI=XON OI( TOU= BASILE/WS, U(/STE-RON DE\ TROPH=S AU)TW=N LAMPRA=S GENOME/NHS, TO\ *(RWMAI/WN A)NA\ KRA/TOS E)NI/KHSE STRA/TEUMA, KAI\ OU(/TWS A(/PAS O( *MI-QRIDA/TEIOS STO/LOS, O(/SOS E)PI\ TH\N *)ASI/AN AU)TW=| SUNECE/-PLEUSEN, E(A/LW. @*KO/TTAS DE\ PARA\ TH\N *(HRA/KLEIAN STRATOPE-DEU/WN O(/LW| ME\N OU) PROSE/BALE TH=| POLIORKI/A| TE/WS TW=| STRATW=|, KATA\ ME/ROS DE\ PROSH=GEN, E)NI/OUS ME\N TW=N *(RW-MAI/WN, POLLOU\S DE\ PROBALLO/MENOS TW=N *BIQUNW=N. *POL-LW=N DE\ KAI\ TITRWSKOME/NWN KAI\ A)NAIROUME/NWN, MHXANA\S E)PENO/EI, W(=N E)DO/KEI TOI=S POLIORKOUME/NOIS H( XELW/NH FO-BERWTE/RA. 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