The History of Polybius the Megalopolitan Containing a General Account of the
The History of Polybius the Megalopolitan Containing a General Account of the
Polybius
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Wherefore, he undertook on a very flight motive, to furprize Erix, which pgether with the Town and Temple of Ve- nus. Book I. Of the WORL D. 103 nut) he got into his pofleffion. Erix, is a Mountain (landing on the Coaft of Sicily that looks towards Italy, fcituate between Depra- mm and Palarmo, the moft difficult and mac- ^ ceflible part thereof being on that fide which regards Drepanum. This is the higheft Moun- - tain in the whole Ifland, Mount ALtm exce- pted : On the top whereof there is a ...Plain, where the Temple of Venus Ericina, the moft noble and richly Adorn'd without difpute, and the moft celebrated for Devotion in Sici- ly. The Town likewife ftands on the fame Ground, the Accefs to it being long, ftraight, and difficult. Junius placeth on the top of this Mountain a Garrifon, on the fide towards Drepanum ; with Orders that they fhould keep a ftri£t Watch both ways, for he was unwilling to treat the People with violence, unlefs they gave him occafion ; concluding that by that means he fhould hold both the Town and the Mountain in fafe poffeflion.
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