Rhinitis is a common condition of captive Mediterranean tortoises (Testudo species).

The form was oblong; the middle was an open space to walk in, called Testudo, and which we now call the nave.

I will first describe the habits of the tortoise (Testudo nigra, formerly called Indica), which has been so frequently alluded to.

The end of the Testudo was curved, like the apse of some of our churches, and was called Tribunal, from causes being heard there.

They used the testudo formation to mount a siege wall.