The Outer Terrace. Τὸ ἔξω παρατείχιον. [202]

The embankment or terrace between the Outer Wall and the Moat is some 61 feet broad. While affording room for the action of troops under cover of the battlement upon the scarp of the Moat, [203] its chief function was to widen the distance between the besiegers and the besieged.