 | THOMAS WEMYSS - 1840 - 560 pagini
...soldiers, who use shields or bucklers." But Michaelis interprets it, " By forming the testudo," ie a warlike engine, or fence made of boards, covered over with raw hides, under which, as a penthouse, the besiegers of a town got up close to the walls. Those who wish for... | |
 | Thomas Wemyss - 1840 - 536 pagini
...soldiers, who use tihields or bucklers." But Michaelis interprets it, " By forming the testudo," »'. e. a warlike engine, or fence made of boards, covered over with raw hides, under which, as a penthouse, the besiegers of a town got up close to the walls. Those who wish for... | |
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By forming the testudo," ie a warlike engine, or fence made of boards, covered over with raw hides, under which, as a penthouse, the besiegers of a town got up close to the walls. Those who wish for farther information respecting shields, may compare... 