Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 445
The ram (aries) works through a hole in the strong shed(apparently built of stone) which protects the soldiersmanaging the machine or waiting to storm the breach. 388 ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCHOOL CLASSICS 481. Testudo. From a relief on the Column of Marcus Aurelius {shortly after 169 A.D.). … This represents an attack on a German fortress, the wallof which seems to be made of wattles. The Romansapproach teshidine facta, i.e. placing their shields closetogether and overlapping so that missiles glide off, as theywould off the back of a tortoise. Torches, swords, a potfull of molten metal,…
Classical antiquities
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