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Ὑπὸ δὲ π. περικλῃόμενοι— = ὁπότε ὑπὸ π. περι- κλῄοιντο, corresponding to ἧ̣ μὲν προσπέσοιεν: hence pres. partic. ‘Whenever (after charging) they were hemmed in by superior numbers, they placed themselves in danger, as they were far outnumbered by the enemy.’ πλῆθος—as in c. 11, 3. πολλαπλασίῳ—dat. of cause.
Commentary on Thucydides Book 2. E.C. Marchant. London. MacMillan & Company. 1891.
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