Capitolo 85
the better setups possible bottom the circumstances of the case to
defend there. Its numbers were too much small together to defend
the whole city against the oppressive strength to which you/he/she was advancing
attack him. Him accordingly the intrenched his/her troops in the buildings and in
the citadel, and in so other parts of the city as it seemed
practicable to defend. He barricaded all the roads and additional line spacing of avenues
to these points, and it strengthened the gates. Neither it did him, while doing this way
everything in his/her power to assume the insufficient one they already want to say of defense in
its hands to the better advantage, neglect the correct exercises for
assisted that gets from to the foreign countries. He sent away Syria helmets, to Cyprus,
to Rhodes, and to every other point accessible from Alexandria where
It is probable that Roman troops are waited for to be found, while exhorting there the authorities
to king-strengthening directed to him with the maximum possible message.
During this whole duration Cleopatra and Ptolemy remained in the building with
Caesar, both apparently co-management with him in his/her suggestions and
measures to defend the city from Achillas. Cleopatra, was clearly
sincere and in deposit in this co-operation; but the adhesion of Ptolemy to
the common cause was very small to be counted on. Even if, situated
as he was, he was forced to seem to be on the side of Caesar, he has to have
secretly desired that Achillases you/he/she should succeed and the plans of Caesar are
overthrown. Pothinus was more asset, although not less cautious in his
the hostility to them. He opened secret communication with Achillas, while sending
him information, at times of what happened inside the walls,
and of the constituted setups the defense of the city against there
him, and it also gave him directions as to proceed. He was very aware and
shrewd in all these movements, faking the whole duration to be on Caesar
side. He faked to be a lot it zealously assumed in to help Caesar to