Scale model (1:10) of a tortoise (testudo), a military engine used to protect troops approaching the walls of an enemy city
Inv. No. MCR 892.Rome, Museum of Roman CivilizationPhoto by Sabina Tariverdieva

Scale model (1:10) of a tortoise (testudo), a military engine used to protect troops approaching the walls of an enemy city.

Inv. No. MCR 892.

Rome, Museum of Roman Civilization
(Roma, Museo della civiltà romana).

Credits:
© 2009. Photo: S. Tariverdieva.
© Text: Museum inscription.
Keywords: ρώμη ρωμαϊκό rome roman romana romano rom römische romaine scale model tortoise testudomilitary engine inv no mcr 892