χῶμα ἔχουν πρὸς τὴν πόλιν
From LSJ
Χθὼν πάντα κομίζει καὶ πάλιν κομίζεται → Nam terra donat ac resorbet omnia → Die Erde alles bringt, sich wieder alles nimmt
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)
they piled a bank of earth against the city, they proceeded to throw up an embankment against the city