ROMAN TESTUDO / SIEGES
The TESTUDO (tortoise), a Roman siege technique using overlapping shields, giving protection from arrows and boiling oil, and serving as a platform to raise attackers
Picture No
10057126
Media ID
47223870
Size
3781px x 3129px
(2.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
engraving by an unnamed artist from an 18th century French Art de la Guerre'
