Roman soldiers forming a Tortoise with their shields and approaching the walls of a besieged fortress. Engraving from Justus Lipsius 'Poliorceticon' Antwerp 1605.

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Roman soldiers forming a Tortoise with their shields and approaching the walls of a besieged fortress. Engraving from Justus Lipsius 'Poliorceticon' Antwerp 1605.

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