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Each of the three carriers has one shoulder pressed beneath a ladder rail and one closed hand stabilizing that rail. The ladder’s weight is distributed across three carriers, with both ends extending beyond the outer shoulders. All four Frankish soldiers’ feet contact the packed road in distinct running phases. Every horse has visible hooves meeting the road, with mounted riders seated in saddles. The trailing soldier’s spear butt drags against the earth behind his planted hand. The wall and tower rise continuously from the rocky slope; defenders remain supported by the wall walk. Each infantryman is about 1.7 m tall; the ladder is 7 m long and the intact wall rises about 9 m above its footing. It is Circa 508–510; the relief operation’s absolute year is disputed: Late-antique Frankish and Gothic wool tunics, trousers, cloaks, leather belts and simple iron helmets, with varied wear and fit.; Local limestone, rubble core, timber ladder, iron spearheads, wood-and-hide shields, wool, leather and packed earth.; Late-Roman fortified masonry, timber scaling ladder, iron-tipped spears, round shields and early medieval cavalry tack.", "style_description": {"aesthetics": "urgent retreat under approaching pressure. 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