χῶμα ἔχουν πρὸς τὴν πόλιν
From LSJ
Καλὸν τὸ θνῄσκειν, οἷς ὕβριν τὸ ζῆν φέρει → Quis foeda vita restat, his pulchrum est mori → Wem das Leben Schmach bringt, dem ist Sterben schön
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)
they piled a bank of earth against the city, they proceeded to throw up an embankment against the city
