Sicily : Phoenician, Greek, And Roman . hes to welcome their deliverer at the gate, thegate of Tcmenites, in the new wall of the elder Diony-sios. There they saw Dion in splendid armour, lead-ing his troops, with his brother Megaklcs and his friendKallippos on each side of him. When he reachedthe gate, he announced by sound of trumpet that Dionand Megakles were come to deliver Syracuse and all DION DELIVERS SYRACUSE. 205 the Greek cities of Sicily from the tyrant. Then hemarched on through Achradina, the people pressingon him on both sides with wreaths and sacrifices anddrink-offerings. At las
Sicily : Phoenician, Greek, And Roman . hes to welcome their deliverer at the gate, thegate of Tcmenites, in the new wall of the elder Diony-sios. There they saw Dion in splendid armour, lead-ing his troops, with his brother Megaklcs and his friendKallippos on each side of him. When he reachedthe gate, he announced by sound of trumpet that Dionand Megakles were come to deliver Syracuse and all DION DELIVERS SYRACUSE. 205 the Greek cities of Sicily from the tyrant. Then hemarched on through Achradina, the people pressingon him on both sides with wreaths and sacrifices anddrink-offerings. At last he was able to mount a tall sun-dial which the elder Dionysios had made near the gatesbetween Achradina and the Island. There he made aspeech as to an assembly of the Syracusan people, andcalled on them to elect generals. They at once choseDion and Megakles generals with full powers. ButDion said that they must have colleagues ; so thepeople chose as many as twenty, some of them takenfrom among the exiles who had come back with
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