Testudo formation
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Defensive shield wall used by Roman Legions
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Within Vinony's link graph, Testudo formation is referenced by 66 other articles, and connects out to list of wars involving Rome, Roman limes and Auxiliaries.
It is catalogued under topics including Infantry units and formations of ancient Rome, Roman shields and Roman tactical formations.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- military unit
- Image
- Colonne trajane 1-57 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Testudo formations
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- different from
- Testudo
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Roman soldiers in "tortoise" formation
Campaign history
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Testudo formation” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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