 ሮማውያን ወታደሮች የሰውየውን ጀርባ ባለ በሌለ ኃይላቸው ደጋግመው ሲገርፉት የብረት እንክብሎቹ ትላልቅ ሰንበር ያወጣሉ፤ ጠፍሮቹና የበግ አጥንቶቹ ደግሞ ቆዳውንና ከቆዳው ሥር ያሉትን ሕብረ ሕዋሳት ይቆራርጧቸዋል።
As the Roman soldiers repeatedly struck the victim's back with full force, the iron balls would cause deep contusions, and the leather thongs and sheep bones would cut into the skin and Subcutaneous tissues.