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All six resolved fighters’ feet meet the trampled ground; bent knees and forward torsos carry their weight plausibly. The three Roman shields overlap shoulder-to-shoulder, compressing their bodies into a narrow forward-facing block. The yielding centre fighter’s shield face meets the central Roman shield while his planted trailing foot controls his backward step. Each Libyan shield edge contacts an outer Roman shield at flank level; each Libyan’s sword hand stays behind his own shield. The yielding centre formation continues directly behind the retreating centre fighter. The Libyan side formations continue directly behind their respective leading infantrymen and curve inward toward the Roman block. Dust originates at boot contact points and remains low above the ground. It is 216 BCE, traditional Roman date 2 August: Roman infantry in wool tunics with varied Montefortino-type helmets and mixed mail or breastplates; Libyan infantry in tunics with captured-style defensive equipment.; Bronze and iron fittings, iron swords, hide-faced wooden shields, wool, leather, dry earth.; Hand-held shields and short swords in close infantry combat; tightly compressed Roman advance opposed by a yielding centre and inward-pivoting side formations.", "style_description": {"aesthetics": "claustrophobic compression at the instant the trap closes. 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