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The '''Roman shield''' was made by [[laminating]] a rectangular piece of wood into a a slight curve. These large [[shield]]s were designed to join together into a box, called the ''testudo'', or tortoise.
The '''Roman shield''' (scutum) was made by [[laminating]] a rectangular piece of wood into a a slight curve. These large [[shield]]s could be held together into a box, called the ''testudo'', or tortoise.


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Revision as of 12:49, 4 February 2006

The Roman shield (scutum) was made by laminating a rectangular piece of wood into a a slight curve. These large shields could be held together into a box, called the testudo, or tortoise.