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单词 testudo
例句 testudo
There's a particularly fine battle scene in which Marcus and his men form a testudo to confront the ferocious Brits, that concludes with him receiving near fatal wounds. The Eagle ? review 2011-03-27T00:05:20Z
The great Julius Caesar himself wrote about testudo formation. The tortoise lives so long, yet does so little 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z
But I had no spare cash to lay out on stock, either in pigments or specimens of the genus testudo. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z
Wooden towers were brought to bear upon the battlements; a testudo of shields was used as cover for the men who undermined the walls; but Ez-Zegry was still unsubdued. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z
Terms relating to War.—Thus notice:— pilum, the distinctively Roman infantry weapon, and see a good illustration. phalanx; cf. the Roman testudo. tertiam aciem—i.e. the line of reserves, kept for just such emergencies. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight
Baguian is famed throughout those seas as a rookery for the giant tortoise—testudo elephantopus. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China
The Roman military formation called the "testudo" — Latin for "tortoise" — was supposedly inspired by this well-protected animal. The tortoise lives so long, yet does so little 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z
The city is not represented as taken, yet sieges are often sculptured on these walls, and the Egyptian army is always supplied with scaling-ladders and the testudo. Sketches
A signal being given at break of day, their entire multitude is marshalled in the forum; thence, after raising the shout and forming a testudo, they advance to the attack. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08
Comparisons have been drawn between the terrapin and the turtle—very absurdly; for, beyond the fact of both being testudines, there is not a point of resemblance. Border and Bastille
Putting their shields upon their heads in a formation much like the old Roman testudo, they advance to the house in bodies of four or six and begin to hack down the posts. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
Invisible animals took it up, particle by particle, to build a testudo, a traveling house, for themselves. Among the Forces
At first they were sheltered by baskets and hurdles, afterwards by a testudo, or wooden house running upon wheels and roofed with thick planks. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
What need I mention towers, vineæ, and testudines, and the other apparatus used in attacking towns? The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08
The sow was a military engine, resembling the Roman testudo. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1
The single round arch of this vestibule repeats the testudo of a Roman bath, and the decorative details are accurately reproduced from similar monuments. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts
The Latin word testudo, a shell is often so used. MacMillan's Reading Books Book V
It's a case for the testudo and all the rest of it. Mr. Justice Raffles
That camera was a roof curved in the form of a testudo, is generally admitted; see Vitruv. vii. Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War
From the camp frequent assaults were made upon the town, which were carried out with the help of testudos, catapults, and the primitive besieging engines of the time. Mahomet Founder of Islam
But the soldiers of the seventh legion, having formed a testudo and thrown up a rampart against the fortification, took the place and drove them out of the woods, receiving only a few wounds. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries
The testudo, a wooden shelter, was also used, large enough to contain several men. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements
One day when they fell into an ambush and were struck with fast-flying arrows, they suddenly made by joining shields the testudo, and rested their left knees on the ground. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus
Some are casting missiles, others, forming a testudo, advance to the attack; fresh men by turns relieve the wearied. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries
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