Tum defensores animo praestantes et viribus, per propugnacula ciliciis undique laxius pansis, quae telorum impetus cohiberent, obtecti scutis vimine firmissimo textis et crudorum tergorum densitate vestitis, validissime resistebant, ferrea nimirum facie omni: quia lamminae singulis membrorum lineamentis cohaerenter aptatae, fido operimento, totam hominis speciem contegebant.
Then the defenders, who possessed great strength and courage, distributed haircloth strips all over the walls to reduce the impact of the projectiles. They used shields made of tightly woven osier and covered with thick layers of rawhide to protect themselves, and fought back with great resolve. They appeared to be made entirely of iron; as the plates perfectly matched different parts of their bodies and provided full protection that covered them from head to foot.