Ἀμβολὰς γῆ
thrown-up earth, raised earth
Translated by Jennifer Benedict30 Jul 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning earth] which was raised up by a ditch.
Xenophon [writes]: "Cyrus used to make towers on the thrown-up earth, so that there might be as many guardposts as possible."1
Look under "bitten" [dakno/menos ], because housebuilding and raising horses and making mounds seemed expensive to the Laconians.2
Xenophon [writes]: "Cyrus used to make towers on the thrown-up earth, so that there might be as many guardposts as possible."1
Look under "bitten" [