Derbices quadraginta peditum milia armaverant; pluribus aere aut ferro praefixae hastae, quidam lignum igni duraverant.
The Derbices had armed 40,000 foot-soldiers; most of these carried spears tipped with bronze or iron, but some had hardened the wooden shaft by fire.
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