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The Roman shield turtle that deflected falling rocks.
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• Footage courtesy: YouTube Creator — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1csHVRfzPQM
• Footage courtesy: Smithsonian Channel (@SmithsonianChannel) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BpMf9869v4
• Footage courtesy: K. T. (@k.t.1641) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLfzvUvTXgY

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00:00Roman legionnaires smash their heavy wooden shields together against a lethal incoming storm.
00:06Thousands of razor-sharp arrows and massive stone blocks plummet directly down from towering siege walls.
00:13Common sense dictates that heavy impacts would instantly shatter the formation and crush every soldier inside.
00:20Overlapping iron-rimmed scutum shields create a solid protective roof that safely deflects missiles.
00:26This clever turtle design lets armies survive brutal sieges before Roman legionnaires smash their heavy wooden shields together against a
00:35lethal incoming storm.
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