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Roman Testudo

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Roman testudo as seen in Xanten at the "Römerfest", june 17th, 2007...re-enactors from all over Europe.

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hm, denke die ... ( 10 months ago by RowinDrachenfaust)

hm, denke die tapferen legionäre bilden die "Hauptwaffe", und die Auxilaries sind nur z.B. zum Flankenschutz, oder als Verstärkung gut. Warum sollte eine römische Armee zuerst in vorderster Front die Hilfstruppen verheizen, bevor die kampfstarken Legionäre eingreifen....

fantastic ... ( 10 months ago by sandrodream)

fantastic realization ! it seems realty

romano asskera ( 9 months ago by Generalce)

romano asskera

romane asskeras ( 9 months ago by Generalce)

romane asskeras

The formation is ... ( 8 months ago by Isauricas)

The formation is incorrect, as the men who are guarding the left and right sides are using narrow long shields, and they are not covered by the large shields in the middle, therefore making them the target of an enemy archer, who could pick off the 2 on only 1 side and destroy the testudo by simply killing only 3 people. The 2 on both sides should be using large rectangular shields, and marching UNDER the large shields so they aren't shot to death.

Ok and where they ... ( 8 months ago by TitusLabienus)

Ok and where they should put them then you moron :D:D noobs...

Please read my ... ( 8 months ago by Isauricas)

Please read my comment again noob. Large shields on top that cover the inside troops and also the outside troops, and large shields on the left, right, and front sides to prevent archer fire from easily destroying the formation.

Ok go and destroy ... ( 8 months ago by TitusLabienus)

Ok go and destroy the formation then haha.. noobs ';,,;'

The people with the ... ( 7 months ago by DCkster1)

The people with the narrow shields would be there to protect the Testudo from foot soilders, if an archer was aiming to stop the Testudo they would just simply aim for a foot.

If the formation is ... ( 7 months ago by Isauricas)

If the formation is exactly as I described it should be, Archer fire will not be able to easily pierce the formation. Thus only a heavy charge of cavalry or infantry will break the formation.

You are assuming ... ( 7 months ago by Singinius)

You are assuming they had additional legionares with large shields. One of the key limitations in recreating ancient warfare tatics is that there is a severe limitation in people and equipment now compared to then. I am sure if there were more soldiers with more shields then the formation would be larger and seem more accurate. The reality is though, no matter how many you have in the formation at some point you get to the left and the right edge and those soldiers are not protected fromtheside

The use of auxilla ... ( 7 months ago by Singinius)

The use of auxilla solders with lighter shields and armor to protect the flanks of the heavy infantry is very accurate. Sometimes they may be held in the rear and then run out to whichever side is needed at the right time,

ah but thats where ... ( 7 months ago by Isauricas)

ah but thats where the beauty of the large shields come in. With Large shields over head, and on the side, Archers will not be able to hit the feet, easily at least.

Isauricas is ... ( 6 months ago by Spartanhoplit)

Isauricas is totally right, archers could easely pierce the formation from the sides.

Absolutely ... ( 6 months ago by 000majorwinters000)

Absolutely incorrect. The testudo's sides were guarded. This is for display so you could see inside of it.

Jesus, what a ... ( 6 months ago by 000majorwinters000)

Jesus, what a senseless prick you are. Go destroy it? What are you, four?

yes its a display ... ( 6 months ago by seborc)

yes its a display to see inside

i thought you meant ... ( 5 months ago by stabika21)

i thought you meant the maryland mascot antway good vid

Even an infantry or ... ( 3 months ago by Soviet20)

Even an infantry or a cavalry charge could not completely break the formation because each roman soldier had four spears(I think), three that they would throw at incoming troops and the fourth one would be a Cavalry/Infantry spear.
Cavalry would very often stop at the sight of a spear and a wall.

supberb respuest! ( 3 weeks ago by Pezhetairoi)

supberb respuest!

Interesting. And ... ( 3 weeks ago by 000majorwinters000)

Interesting. And Pila/pilum they were called, I believe. I didn't know they would keep the last one. That's a damn good strategy.

yea, they were ... ( 2 weeks ago by salagadula84)

yea, they were called pila (plural) or pilum (singular). they were used more to force the enemy to discard the shield than scoring killing hits (they were made to get stuck into shields and bend, so you couldn't remove them, but they made wearing the shield so disconfortable that you had to discard it)

I would hate to be ... ( 2 weeks ago by 000majorwinters000)

I would hate to be in a unit of auxillia back then. :/

a pilum has a very ... ( 2 weeks ago by salagadula84)

a pilum has a very long point made of a soft metal (pure iron, or maybe lead). when they hit something, they would bend, making them difficult to remove. and if you hit a shield, it is hard to bring it with you, with an overbalanced weight stuck to it. I know that many of the ancient ways of fighting and tactics sound hard to imagine. Myself being in historical re-enactment and in medieval fencing since 2006 I had to reconsider a lot of what I assumed and expected.