Some of the other generals, including Nikephoros Bryennios, suggested they wait there and fortify their position.
In Donetsk, several hundred militants who have proclaimed an independent "Donetsk Republic" and demanded a referendum on secession have fortified their position with barbed wire and tire barricades since seizing it on Sunday.
Is the war really just buying these folks time to fortify their positions, economically and influence wise, for what comes next?
Both advocates and investors agree that the latest rule changes are likely to let media leviathans like the News Corporation and Viacom fortify their positions while increasing the odds against newcomers and small fry.
As the dust settled and both sides tried to fortify their positions, the question of who would run for governor and take office in 2006 took on unusual immediacy.
The two sides in the referendum battle fortified their positions, with government ministers defending the decision to impose a three-line whip on the vote brought to the Commons by a petition.
The Yankee soldiers had not been told to fortify their positions -- in fact, were ordered not to -- which left them camping in the open like Boy Scouts, despite mounting reports from the most forward camps of a strong enemy presence.
3 Fierce Fighting in Macedonia Macedonian forces pounded the hillsides outside Tetovo, the country's second-largest city, and fortified their positions against ethnic Albanian rebels who call themselves the National Liberation Army and say they are fighting for greater rights and recognition.
The Yankee soldiers had not been told to fortify their positions — in fact they were ordered not to — which left them camping in the open like Boy Scouts, while daily instruction was given in close-order drill, weapons training and latrine building.
The Spanish fortified their positions at Ch'ich' and deployed heavy artillery for its defence.
