Ad quos opprimendos, (erat enim arduum sequi per diversa conspersos, imprudentia viarum arcente,) Taifalorum auxilium et Liberorum adaeque Sarmatarum assumptum est.
To bring these people under control, which was difficult since they were spread out in various locations and unfamiliarity with the roads was causing problems, they sought assistance from the Taifali as well as the independent Sarmatians.