forest, the Emperor Caesar Domitianus Augustus, by advancing the frontier of the empire along a stretch of one hundred and twenty miles, not only changed the nature of the war, but brought his enemies beneath his sway, by uncovering their hiding-places.[1]
IV. On Leading an Army through Places Infested by the Enemy
When the consul Aemilius Paulus was leading his army along a narrow road near the coast in Lucania, and the fleet of the Tarentines, lying in wait for him, had attacked his troops by means of scorpions,[2] he placed prisoners as a screen to his line of march. Not wishing to harm these, the enemy ceased their attacks.[3]
Agesilaus, the Spartan, when returning from Phrygia laden with booty, was hard pressed by the enemy, who took advantage of their position to harass his line of march. He therefore placed a file of captives on each flank of his army. Since these were spared by the enemy, the Spartans found time to pass.[4]
The same Agesilaus, when the Thebans held a pass through which he had to march, turned his course, as if he were hastening to Thebes. Then, when the Thebans withdrew in alarm to protect their walls, Agesilaus resumed his march and arrived at his goal without opposition.[5]
When Nicostratus, king of the Aetolians, was at war with the Epirotes, and could enter their territory only by narrow defiles, he appeared at one
- ↑ 83 A.D.
- ↑ A military engine for throwing darts, stones, and other missiles.
- ↑ 282 B.C. Cf. Zonar. viii. 2. Since no Aemilius Paulus waged war with the Tarentines, this is probably the Papus referred to in the note to I. ii. 7.
- ↑ 396 B.C. Cf. Polyaen. ii. i. 30.
- ↑ 394 or 377 b.c. Cf. Xen. Hell. v. iv. 49 ff.; Polyaen. ii. i. 24,
