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Pax Romana Art
Testudo
A Roman siege · Night
1.059 kr1.419 kr
Save 360 kr
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- Printed in the USA. Printed, stretched, and shipped in the USA.
- Free US shipping. Tracking included on every order.
- Canvas, framed or not. Stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars, or set in a wooden frame with a 12 mm gap around it.
- Hanging hardware included. Framed canvas arrives assembled, with the hanger attached.
- Arrives perfect — guaranteed. Damaged or defective? Free reprint or refund.
Details & specs
Framed canvas
- Canvas (cotton-polyester blend)
- Set in a wooden frame with a 12 mm (0.45″) gap around the canvas
- 42 mm (1.65″) deep
- Arrives assembled and ready to hang: hanger attached, screws or nails included
Canvas
- Canvas (cotton-polyester blend)
- Stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars
- Hanging hardware included
- Sizes: 16x12″ · 24x18″ · 32x24″
- Orientation: Horizontal
- Medium: Canvas
- Style: History painting
- Era: Timeless
Shipping & returns
Made to order and printed and framed in the USA. Produced in 1–2 business days, delivered 2–5 business days after that — 3–7 business days door to door. Free US shipping, tracked.
Damaged, defective or the wrong item? Email a photo within 7 days of delivery and we send a free replacement or a full refund. Because every piece is made to order, change-of-mind returns are not accepted.
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TestudoFramed canvas · Black · 24x18″
1.059 kr
1.419 krSave 360 kr
A Roman siege · Night
Under a Roof of Shields
The testudo, or tortoise, was the Roman answer to arrows and stones. Soldiers in the front rank held their shields before them, men on the flanks turned theirs outward, and the men inside raised theirs overhead, overlapping like roof tiles. Cassius Dio describes the formation during Mark Antony's retreat from Parthia in 36 BC. He says it was strong enough for men to walk on. He adds that the Parthians, seeing the Romans drop to their knees behind their shields, thought they were collapsing from their wounds and rode in close, only to be driven off.
The tortoise was used above all in sieges. Tacitus describes legionaries at Cremona in AD 69 forming a testudo to reach the rampart of the camp outside the city while the defenders rolled stones and hurled weapons down on them. Fire was a common defense. Ammianus Marcellinus describes fire arrows, hollow shafts packed with burning material, made for exactly this kind of work.
The piece
The painting is seen from low on the ground, just outside the formation. The front shields fill the center of the picture, each painted with golden wings and thunderbolts, emblems linked to Jupiter. They are dented and scorched. Above them a second layer of shields forms a curved roof, already bristling with flaming shafts. Under the edges you can see the legs of the men inside, moving together through the mud. The fortress on the right is almost lost in smoke, and the fire falling through the dark is the only light.
Materia · The materials
Canvas, framed or not.
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Wooden stretcher bars
The canvas is stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars.
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Floating frame
Black, natural wood or dark brown, with a 12 mm (0.45″) gap around the canvas. 42 mm (1.65″) deep.
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Ready for the wall
Framed canvas arrives assembled, hanger attached, screws or nails included. Canvas comes with its hanging hardware.
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