...difcourage Cyrus from profecuting his defign ; but, • defpairing of being able to take the place by ftorm, he caufed a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite round the city, with a large and deep ditch, reckoning, that, if all communication with the country were cut off, the more people there were within...

...difcourage Cyrus from prosecuting his defign; but, defpairing of being able to take the place by florm; he caufed a line of cir•cumvallation to be drawn...quite round the city, with a large and deep ditch; reckoning, that, if all communication with the country were cut off', the more people there were within...

...difficulties, profecuted his deflgn, and perceiving it to be impracticable to take the place by norm, caufed a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite...ditch; and that his troops might not be over fatigued, divided his army into twelve bodies, and affigned each of them its month to guard the workmen at the...

...difcourage Cyrus from profecuting his defign ; but, defpairing of being able to take the place by ftorm, he caufed a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite round the city, with a large and deep ditch, reckoning that, if all communication with the country were cut off, the more people there were within...

...them believe his design was to reduce it by famine. To which end he caused a line of circurnvallatkm to be drawn quite round the city with a large and deep ditch ; and, that has troops might not be over-fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and assigned each of...

...storm or assault, he made them believe his design was to reduce it by famine. To which end he caused a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite round...and deep ditch ; and, that his troops might not be over-fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and assigned each of them its month for guarding...

...them believe his design was to reduce it by famine. To which end he caused a line of circumvallatiou to be drawn quite round the city, with a large and deep ditch; and, that his troops might not be over-fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and assigned each of" them its month for guarding...

...storm or assault, he made them believe his design was to reduce it by famine. To which end he caused a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite round...and deep ditch; and, that his troops might not be over-fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and assigned each of them its month for guarding...

...line of circumvallation to be drawn quite round the city, a distance of above sixty miles, by means of a large and deep ditch ; and that his troops might...fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and assigned each of them its month for guarding the trenches. The besieged, thinking themselves secure...

...assault, he made the inhabitants believe that his design was to reduce it by famine. To this end he caused a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite round...and deep ditch ; and, that his troops might not be over-fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and assigned to each of them its month for guarding...