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PHYLE
, a See also:mountain fortress, on a pass leading from See also:Athens to See also:Boeotia and See also:Thebes, and commanding a See also:fine view of the See also:Attic See also:plain
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It is situated on the See also:south-See also:west end of Mt Parnes
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It is chiefly famous for its occupation by See also:Thrasybulus at the See also:head of the Athenian exiles during the See also:rule of the See also:Thirty Tyrants in 404 B.C
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After defending himself from attack, with the help of a snowstorm, he succeeded by a venturesome See also:night See also: |
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