In ancient Roman warfare, the testudo or tortoise formation was a type of shield wall formation commonly used by the Roman legions during battles, particularly...

testudo formation and skirmishers. Tactical formations include: Formation flying Box Coil: Similar to the Herringbone formation, the coil formation allows...

party Testudo (mascot), the mascot of University of Maryland, College Park Testudo (genus), a genus in the tortoise family of turtles Testudo formation, a...

disposition of troops and weapons. Examples of formation in such usage include: pakfront, panzerkeil, testudo formation, etc. A typical unit is a homogeneous military...

an extreme type of shield wall called a testudo formation that covered front, sides and above. In this formation, the outside ranks formed a dense vertical...

large proportion of cavalry. That is not to be confused with the testudo formation, which also resembled a square, but was used for protection against...

formed the testudo formation by locking their shields together to present a nearly-impenetrable front to missiles. However, that formation severely restricted...

break the testudo formation and revert to their previous formation. At the command Agmen formate, the legionaries assumed a square formation, which was...

in the Aesop's fable Zeus and the Tortoise. Chelone formation, Greek term for Testudo formation Chelone, a genus of sea turtle in the Cheloniidae family...

dubium) Testudo porteri Rothschild, 1903 C. n. vicina Testudo microphyes Günther, 1875 Testudo vicina Günther, 1875 Testudo güntheri Baur, 1889 Testudo macrophyes...