Aedificatur autem hoc modo: testudo compaginatur immanis, axibus roborata longissimis, ferreisque clavis aptata, et contegitur coriis bubulis, virgarumque recenti textura, atque limo asperguntur eius suprema, ut flammeos detrectet et missiles casus.
It is built in the following manner: a huge mantlet is constructed of strong planks of great length fastened together with iron nails, and covered with ox-hides and hurdles of green twigs; and over these is spread mud, in order to protect it from fire and falling missiles.
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