| The sow was a military engine, resembling the Roman testudo. |
| The land-based reptiles of the Testudo hermanni and Testudo graeca species were in good clinical condition. |
| Roman soldiers used to form a testudo or tortoise, by some putting their shields over their heads and others in front. |
| Marvin Suerland had Peter Anders leading the charge from the start with Testudo in close proximity followed by the rest. |
| Putting on riot gear and forming their shields like a Roman testudo to ward off missiles is only a last resort. |
| Mr. Lydekker prefers to drop the generic term Colossochelys, and call it testudo Atlas. |
