A Conversation for The Roman Tortoise - A Military Practice
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Martin Harper Started conversation Nov 17, 2000
Seems like this is a bit wider than simply the roman tortoise - surely a name like Roman War Tactics or some such would be more appropriate?
I wonder if any other armies used the tortoise principle...
what's the name of the ... uh ... entry?
The Cow Posted Nov 17, 2000
It's known as the Testudo or something?
But yeah, it means tortoise.
what's the name of the ... uh ... entry?
Martin Harper Posted Nov 17, 2000
wedge shaped? I thought it was a square...
Maybe I've been watching too much asterix... 
what's the name of the ... uh ... entry?
Saint Taco-Chako (P.S. of mixed metaphors) Posted Nov 17, 2000
In Latin, word form alters depending on use.
'Testudo', 'Testula' or 'Testuduo' may all be forms of a single word-stem "Testud".
However, I think Latin for turtle is Chelys or Chersus.
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