Horatius Cocles - Wikipedia
网页Publius Horatius Cocles was an officer in the army of the early Roman Republic who famously defended the Pons Sublicius from the invading army of Etruscan King Lars Porsena of Clusium in the late 6th century BC, during the …
Horatius Cocles | Saving Rome, Bridge Defense, Heroism
网页Horatius Cocles, Roman hero traditionally of the late 6th century bc but perhaps legendary, who first with two companions and finally alone defended the Sublician bridge (in Rome) against Lars Porsena and the entire Etruscan army, thereby giving the Romans time to cut down the bridge.
The Story of the Brave Horatius Cocles, One-Eyed Hero
网页2016年5月6日 · One of these men was the glorious Roman Publius Horatius Cocles, a young officer in the army of the Roman Republic. His name went down in history as synonymous of bravery and sacrifice, which he showed during the battle of Pons Sublicius Bridge in Rome, Italy.
How Horatius Cocles' heroic 'last stand' on a bridge saved …
网页In the early years of Ancient Roman history, there was one hero that stood out among thousands of faceless soldiers: Horatius Cocles. He was the one-eyed warrior whose deeds on the Pons Sublicius bridge become the standard to which future generations were measured against.
'Horatius at the Bridge' by Thomas Babington Macaulay
网页2024年6月7日 · An esteemed army officer in the ancient Roman Republic, Horatius Cocles lived in a legendary period of Rome during the late sixth century. Horatius was known for defending one of Rome's most famous bridges, the Pons Sublicius, during the war between Rome and Clusium.
Horatius Cocles - Livius
网页Horatius Cocles: legendary Roman hero, defended the bridge across the Tiber when the city was attacked by the Etruscans. Model of Archaic Rome. In the year 510 (according to the Varronian chronology), the Romans expelled their king Tarquin the Proud.
Holding the bridge - The legendary bravery of Horatius Cocles
网页2019年3月14日 · A well-known legend of early Rome describes Horatius Cocles almost single-handedly defending a bridge against Etruscan aggressors.
Horatius - Encyclopedia.com
网页2018年5月9日 · Horatius, also called Horatius Cocles (meaning "one-eyed"), was a mythical Roman hero credited with saving Rome from Etruscan invaders in the 500s b.c. According to the legend, Horatius led a group of warriors who were defending the Sublician Bridge, which led across the Tiber River into Rome.
Horatius Cocles | Oxford Classical Dictionary
网页Horatius Cocles. In one of the most famous of all Roman legends, Horatius and two companions held the Sublician bridge against the invading army of Lars *Porsenna until it could be demolished, whereupon he swam back to safety across the Tiber.
Chapter 1 - Horatius Cocles - Cambridge University Press
网页2018年3月21日 · The Introduction opens with an example of a Roman exemplum – Polybius’ narrative of Horatius Cocles defending the bridge – and proceeds to offer a general model of Roman exemplarity as a notional sequence of four operations: action, evaluation, commemoration, and norm-setting.