Testudo of Faith

walking-booksBy Paul Goddard

Centuries before armored personnel carriers were invented to transport troops, the testudo military formation was used by the Romans to deploy soldiers into battle.  The word testudo is Latin for tortoise.

Read more here:

http://www.forthright.net/up_for_the_task/testudo_of_faith.html

View here (You will be leaving the Park site and going to Youtube.):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMuSyEud3BE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch/v=uvDvwhMM3w&feature=related


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