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"Testudo." — Greenough, 1899

Testudo

"Testudo." — Greenough, 1899

"A relief from the Column of Trajan, Rome. The name testudo, a tortoise (shell), was applied to the covering made by a body of soldiers who placed their shields over their heads. The shields fitted so closely together that men could walk on them and even horses and chariots could be driven over them."—Webster, 1913

A Testudo

"A relief from the Column of Trajan, Rome. The name testudo, a tortoise (shell), was applied to the…

Land tortoises have short, oval and convex bodies, covered by carapace and plastron. They have no teeth.

Tortoise

Land tortoises have short, oval and convex bodies, covered by carapace and plastron. They have no teeth.

Land tortoises have short, oval and convex bodies, covered by carapace and plastron. They have no teeth.

Tortoise

Land tortoises have short, oval and convex bodies, covered by carapace and plastron. They have no teeth.

Land tortoises have short, oval and convex bodies, covered by carapace and plastron. They have no teeth.

Tortoise

Land tortoises have short, oval and convex bodies, covered by carapace and plastron. They have no teeth.

Land tortoises have short, oval and convex bodies, covered by carapace and plastron. They have no teeth.

Tortoise

Land tortoises have short, oval and convex bodies, covered by carapace and plastron. They have no teeth.

Land tortoises have short, oval and convex bodies, covered by carapace and plastron. They have no teeth.

Mud Tortoise

Land tortoises have short, oval and convex bodies, covered by carapace and plastron. They have no teeth.

The hawksbill turtle is on the endangered species list primarily due to commercialization of it shell.

Hawksbill turtle

The hawksbill turtle is on the endangered species list primarily due to commercialization of it shell.

A Vinea, or Testudo, a small structure framed with wood used to protect soldiers attacking city walls.

Vinea

A Vinea, or Testudo, a small structure framed with wood used to protect soldiers attacking city walls.