δι' ἐρημίας πολεμίων πορευόμενος → he marched on without finding any enemy, his route lay through a country bare of enemies
erigir, levantar εἰκόνας Plu.2.210d•construir τεμένη θεῶν S.E.M.9.61.
ἀνιστάω: Sext. = ἀνίστημι.