Seizure of Phyle
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seizure of Phyle · the seizure of Phyle
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Constitution of the Athenians
Seizure of the fortress of Phyle by democratic exiles, beginning the resistance to the Thirty
Winter being now upon them, when Thrasybulus with the exiles had seized Phyle, and the expedition which the Thirty led out had returned badly, they resolved to strip the rest of their arms and to destroy Theramenes in the following way.
After this, when those from Phyle had seized Munichia and defeated in battle those who came to the aid with the Thirty, the men from the town, withdrawing after the danger and gathering in the Agora on the following day, deposed the Thirty and chose ten of the citizens with full powers to bring the war to an end.
Hellenica
Thrasybulus's initial occupation of the fortress of Phyle, followed by the Thirty's unsuccessful assault and attempted siege, foiled in part by severe weather.
Presently Thrasybulus set out from Thebes with about seventy companions and seized Phyle, a strong fortress.
And while the Thirty were planning to invest the place, so as to force them to surrender by shutting off their avenues for receiving provisions, a very heavy snow storm came on during the night and continued on the following day.