Now anon was the din of the enemies risen about their gates, and the noise of the battering of walls,
τῶν δὲ τάχ' ἀμφὶ πύλας ὅμαδος καὶ δοῦπος ὀρώρει πύργων βαλλομένων ·
ὁ δέ τάχα ἀμφί πύλη ὅμαδος καί δοῦπος ὄρνυμι πύργος βάλλω ·