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Horatius
Ho•ra•tius (həˈreɪ ʃəs, hɔ-, hoʊ-) n. (Horatius Cocles) a hero of ancient Roman legend, celebrated for his defense of a bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans. Horatius
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).Horatiusholds off Etruscan forces while Romans burn bridge. [Rom. Hist.: Livy]See: Bravery |