α1532Ἀμβολὰς γῆ
thrown-up earth, raised earth
[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." Look under "bitten" [dakno/menos], because…
Ἀμβολὰς γῆ· ἡ ὑπὸ τοῦ ὀρύγματος ὑψωθεῖσα. Ξενοφῶν· ὁ δὲ Κῦρος πύργους ἐποίει ἐπὶ τῆς ἀμβολάδος γῆς, ὅπως ὅτι πλεῖστα φυλακτήρια εἴη. ζήτει ἐν τῷ δακνόμενος, ὅτι τὸ οἰκοδομεῖν καὶ…