The Aetolians then took Cyphara, a fort conveniently situated on the confines of Dolopia.

All this the Aetolians performed within the space of a few days.
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Nor did Amynander and the Athamanians, when they heard of the victory obtained by the Romans, continue inactive.

Amynander, having little confidence in his own troops, requested a slight auxiliary force from the consul; and then advancing towards Gomphi, he stormed on his march a place called Pheca, situate between that town and the narrow pass which separates Thessaly from Athamania.

He then attacked Gomphi, and though the inhabitants defended it for several days with the utmost vigour, yet, as soon as he had raised the scaling ladders to the walls, the same apprehension (which had operated on others) at length compelled them to surrender.