ROMAN TESTUDO
The Roman testudo (= tortoise) consists of shields held by infantry, so sturdy that a chariot can be driven across it
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Picture No
10092075
Media ID
48895432
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by an unnamed artist in a French art de guerre' treatise, adapted from Roman original bas-reliefs
Date
BC / AD
