Igitur rex munientibus coria velaque iussit obtendi, ut extra teli iactum essent, duasque turres ex capite molis erexit, e quibus in subeuntes scaphas tela ingeri possent.
Therefore the king gave orders that hides and canvas should be stretched before the workmen, in order that they might be out of reach of the missiles, and raised two towers on the highest part of the causeway, from which weapons could be showered upon the boats as they came up.
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