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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Scutum is the Latin word for shield, although it has in modern times come to be specifically associated with the rectangular, semi-cylindrical body shield carried by Roman legionaries. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutum_%28shield%29 | Scutum is the Latin word for shield, although it has in modern times come to be specifically associated with the rectangular, semi-cylindrical body shield carried by Roman legionaries. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutum_%28shield%29 Scutum]</ref> | ||
==Session References== | ==Session References== | ||