Usages of scutum
Idem faber scutum quoque ex ferro facit, quia milites in provincia arma volunt.
The same craftsman also makes a shield from iron, because the soldiers in the province want weapons.
Miles arma nova tenet: gladium novum tenet et scutum laudat.
A soldier holds new weapons: he holds a new sword and praises the shield.
Faber ad forum ambulat et scutum in sporta portat.
The craftsman walks to the forum and carries a shield in a basket.
In officina vicinus scuta non facit, sed mensas parvas ponit.
In the workshop the neighbor does not make shields, but places small tables.
Scutum e ferro factum est.
The shield is made of iron.
Miles scutum grave gerit, sed serva tantum saccum levem portat.
The soldier carries a heavy shield, but the maid carries only a light sack.
Murmillo scutum magnum gerit.
The murmillo carries a large shield.
Ictus gladii scutum frangit.
The blow of the sword breaks the shield.
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