Roman soldiers making a Tortoise with their shields strong enough for chariots to drive over. Reconstruction from Justus Lipsius 'Poliorceticon sive de Machinis Tormentis Telis', Antwerp 1605. Copperplate engraving.
Roman soldiers making a Tortoise with their shields strong enough for chariots to drive over. Reconstruction from Justus Lipsius 'Poliorceticon sive de Machinis Tormentis Telis', Antwerp 1605. Copperplate engraving.
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