Et quamvis arcus validis viribus flecterentur, et splendor ferri intermicans, Romanorum metum augeret, ira tamen acuente virtutem, clipeorum densitate contecti, ne possint emittere, coegerunt.
And even though the bows were drawn with force and the shine of swords intensified the Romans' fear, their anger sharpened their courage, and shielded by a tight formation, they pushed the enemy so fiercely that the enemy couldn't use their bows.