Chelonophagoi2013-06-09T15:52:39ZM. Roaftag:atlantides.org,2010:pleiades/c50d224a5da1398d0e75540022f0e86dChelonophagoitag:atlantides.org,2010:pleiades/c50d224a5da1398d0e75540022f0e86d2013-06-09T15:52:39ZPliny the Elder discussed the Chelonophagoi, an ancient tribe that subsisted on turtle flesh and covered their houses with the turtles' shells, in the context of his excursus on the Persian Gulf.