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Scene from Trajan’s column showing testudo formation

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Scene from Trajan's column showing testudo formation
Scene from Trajan's column showing testudo formation | Photo: Jane Franklin

Scene from Trajan’s Column showing the testudo (“turtle”) formation during battle. The object is located in the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest.

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