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But said Chrysantas, does not this river flow through the midst of the city? And it is more than two stadia in width.
Aye, by Zeus, said Gobryas, and its depth is such that two men, one standing on the other’s shoulders, would not reach the surface of the water, so that the city is better defended by the river than by its walls.
But said Chrysantas, does not this river flow through the midst of the city? And it is more than two stadia in width.
Aye, by Zeus, said Gobryas, and its depth is such that two men, one standing on the other’s shoulders, would not reach the surface of the water, so that the city is better defended by the river than by its walls.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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