The Romans upon observing this were not alarmed, but formed in a compact body, facing all their foes at once,
may be suggesting that they formed a square, as Roman legions sometimes did, which would leave a number of troops on the ‘inside’ of the formation without an immediate need for a shield.
Looks like it actually was a lot of them that did it.
may be suggesting that they formed a square, as Roman legions sometimes did, which would leave a number of troops on the ‘inside’ of the formation without an immediate need for a shield.