primaeva suorum corpora praetexto spoliant velamine et armis insolitis cingunt: puerilis casside vultus clauditur atque hostis pubescere caede iubetur.
They took off from their own children the purple-bordered garment of boyhoodd and put armour on their unaccustomed shoulders. Boys hid their faces behind the helmet, and were bidden to reach manhood in slaughter of the foe.
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