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65. The Syracusan generals were already in high spirits, and before this proposal reached them had1 made up their minds to have all things in readiness for a march to Catana. So they trusted the man the more recklessly, and at once fixed the day on which 'they would arrive. They then sent him back, and issued orders for an expedition to their whole army, including the Selinuntians and the rest of the allies; who had now joined them. When they were ready and the appointed day drew near they marched towards Catana, and encamped by the river Symaethus in the Leontine territory. [2] The Athenians, aware of the approach of the Syracusans, took all their own army-and Sicel or other allies on board their ships and smaller craft, and sailed away at nightfall to Syracuse. [3] At dawn they disembarked opposite the temple of Olympian Zeus, intending to seize a place for their camp; almost at the same moment the Syracusan horse who had advanced before the rest to Catana discovered that the whole Athenian army had put out to sea, whereupon they returned and told the infantry: and then all together hurried back to protect the city.

1 while they quietly sail away by night and disembark at Syracuse.

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