testudo
Legionary shield formation
Testudo is a defensive formation used by Roman soldiers, in which troops aligned their shields overhead and around the sides to form a protective shell resembling a tortoise.
The Latin word means tortoise.
In architecture, testudo refers to an arched or vaulted roof.
The term also names a genus of tortoises.
Protective dorsal exoskeleton
- plastronVentral shell portion
- chelonianTurtle family member
- terrapinSmall edible marsh turtle
- shellHard outer covering
scute · herpetology · Galápagos · hibernation · tortoiseshell · shelled · dome · slow-moving
Great number, or soldiers
- scutumRoman infantry shield
- shield-wallInterlocked defensive battle formation
- centurionRoman army officer
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
maniple · phalanx · infantry · tactics · interlocking · defensive · siege · overlapping
carapace
Protective dorsal exoskeleton
shell · scute · herpetology · Galápagos · hibernation · tortoiseshell · shelled · dome · slow-moving · herbivorous
legion
Great number, or soldiers
- scutumRoman infantry shield
- shield-wallInterlocked defensive battle formation
- centurionRoman army officer
cohort · maniple · phalanx · infantry · tactics · interlocking · defensive · siege · overlapping · protection
shelter
Protected place or structure
fortification · rampart · wall · protection · sapper · mining · approach · breach · mantlet · screens
testudoopen order
Unexecuted trading instruction
skirmish line · wedge formation · flying wedge · phalanx · cavalry charge