having secured the opening of the gates long before
From LSJ
ἐπέμψατε ἀγγέλους τοῖς ἀλλήλοις ὥστε ἔγνωτε τὸν κίνδυνον → you sent messengers to one another so that you knew the danger
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
ἐκ πολλοῦ τεθεραπευκότες τὴν ἄνοιξιν τῶν πυλῶν
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