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l. 43 ἐχώρουν ἔξω τοῦ τείχους—i.e. they descended from the wall on the outer side, supposing that the alarm meant that some force was approaching from Athens. In the darkness and excitement these 300 had not communicated with the men in the towers who had raised the alarm. 44 φρυκτοὶ πολέμιοι—λαμπάδες πολεμίους δηλοῦσαι schol.
Commentary on Thucydides Book 3. E.C. Marchant. London. MacMillan & Company. 1909.
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