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Horatius (Horatius Cocles) (hōrā`shəs, hə–), legendary Roman hero. With two companions he held Lars Porsena's Etruscan army at bay while the Romans cut down the Sublician Bridge (connecting Rome with the road westward) behind them. Horatius swam the Tiber River to safety and received as much land as he could plow around in a day. Horatius is the subject of the most popular poem in Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome (1842). Horatius holds off Etruscan forces while Romans burn bridge. [Rom. Hist.: Livy] See : Bravery How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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What, thinkest thou, was it that flung Horatius in full armour down from the bridge into the depths of the Tiber? Jessie returned certain odes of one Horatius Flaccus to the corner, and uttered an exclamation. The king ordered me to play Horatius and keep the bridge. |
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