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appeared in the Neighbourhood of Syracufe. 253 
Neceffitated to defer the further operations of the ficge, the 
conful directed his arms againfl feveral other Sicilian cities, 
and ftruck his enemies with terror by his brilhant achieve- 
ments. About the fame time the Carthaginian gencral, 
- Himilco, arrived at Agrigentum, to the aid of the Sicilians, 
with an army’of 25,000 foot, 3000 horfe, and twelve cle- 
phants. Hippocrates, one of the Syracufan Icaders, with a 
part of the Syracufan troops, marched out to. meet him; 
Epicides having been left, with the remainder, for the de- 
fence of the city. After fome fhirmifhes with the Sicilian 
army, in which he was fortunate, Marcellus returned to 
Syracufe, whither he was foon followed by Himilco and 
Hippocrates, who, having formed a junction, fixed their 
camp at the river Anapus, about eight miles from the city. 
Nothing of importance occurred while the armies lay near 
each other. ~The combined chiefs foon drew off their forces; 
the Carthaginian general took up his winter refidence at 
Agrigentum, and the Sicilian at Murgantia. Marcellus, 
who had been for fome time bufied in the interior, now 
again returning, appointed Crifpinus to the command of the 
ancient camp at Olympia, and built and fortified a camp at 
Leon, on the eaftern fide of Syracufe, for himfelf, SL 
The Romans commenced their operations early in the 
fpring. Some of them having gained an entrance into Sy- 
racufe in the night, by ftratagem, the gate at Hexapylon was 
broken open, and Marcellus entering, fecured pofieffion of 
Epipole before any eflectual refiitance could be attempted 
by Epicides. Tyche and Neapolis furrendered at diferetion ; 
the fortrefs of Euryalus fpecdily fubmitted ; and the conful 
Gifpofed this part of his army againft Achradina, in three 
places, hoping to carry it by attack, or fubdae it by famine. 
+ While thefe preparations were going forward on the part 
of the Romans, Himilco and Hijpottates fuddenly returned 
to Syracute, and encamped on the great harbour. Frona 
hence they attacked C rifpinus in he ancient camp of the 
~ Romans, while Enicides, in concert, fallied out from the city 
upon the pofis of Marcellus. Neither of thefe affaults fuc- 
sine Crifpinus repulfed the allies, and purfued them wi- 
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