Roman soldier forming a tortoise with their

Roman soldier forming a tortoise with their shields, thus enabling them to approach the walls of a besieged city. From Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp, 1605). Engraving

1605 Antwerp Approach Besieged Enabling Forming Joost Justus Lips Lipsius Machinis Poliorceticon Seige Shields Sive Tactics Telis Thus Tormentis Tortoise

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