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	Horatius Cocles - LoveToKnow 1911
		HORATIUS COCLES, a legendary hero of ancient Rome.
		A statue was erected in his honour in the temple of Vulcan, and he received as much land as he could plough round in a single day.
		There is an obvious resemblance between the legend of Horatius Codes and that of the Horatii and Curiatii.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Horatius_Cocles (277 words)

	Horatii - LoveToKnow 1911
		Horatius was condemned to be scourged to death, but on his appealing to the people his life was spared (Livy i.
		Monuments of the tragic story were shown by the Romans in the time of Livy (the altar of Janus Curiatius near the sororium tigillum, the "sister's beam," or yoke under which Horatius had to pass; and the altar of Juno Sororia).
		The legend was probably invented to account for the origin of the provocatio (right of appeal to the people), while at the same time it points to the close connexion and final struggle for supremacy between the older city on the mountain and the younger city on the plain.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Horatii (352 words)

	Horatius Cocles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Horatius happened to be on guard at this bridge when the enemy's forces appeared.
		One version of the legend says that Horatius was able to reach Rome, saved by the river god himself, and that he was rewarded by a grant of all the land he could plow by himself in a day.
		In either case, the story of Horatius was told and retold to generation after generation, holding him up as an example of Roman dedication and inspiration.
	www.dl.ket.org /latin1/historia/people/horatius01.htm (364 words)

	Tennessee history, preservation and educational artifacts
		Horatius Cocles, (translated as meaning "one-eyed") was a member of the Roman militia in 494 BC.
		Horatius managed to stop some of the more seasoned soldiers and with, an impassioned speech telling them sure disaster would follow if they deserted their post, he inspired the small Roman unit to start tearing down the bridge while he tried to hold off the Etruscans.
		Horatius broke the water, however, and swam to the Roman shore eliciting cheers as much from the enemy warriors as his own soldiers.
	www.vic.com /tnchron/class/Horatius.htm (3134 words)

	Horatius
		Horatius, also called Horatius Cocles (meaning "one-eyed"), was a mythical Roman hero credited with saving Rome from Etruscan invaders in the 500s
		According to the legend, Horatius led a group of warriors who were defending the Sublician Bridge, which led across the Tiber River into Rome.
		Early Romans said it was Horatius because of its location and because the figure had only one eye.
	www.mythencyclopedia.com /Ho-Iv/Horatius.html (203 words)

	Chapter Horace de Brienne <i>to</i> HORSE of H by Brewer's Readers Handbook
		Horatia, daughter of Horatius “the Roman father.” She was engaged to Caius Curiatius, whom her surviving brother slew in the well-known combat of the three Romans and three Albans.
		Horatius, “the Roman father.” He is the father of the three Horatii chosen by the Roman senate to espouse the cause of Rome against the Albans.
		Horatius then ordered his two companions to make good their escape, and they just crossed the bridge as it fell in with a crash.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/174/1118/14751/1.html (642 words)

	Maryland Stallion Horatius Pensioned \| bloodhorse.com
		Horatius, whose 24 stakes winners include champion Safely Kept and classic runner-up Oliver's Twist, has been pensioned from stallion duty at Mr.
		Horatius, who was produced from the Cohoes mare True Charm, was named by his breeder, Col. W.
		Torsney, the principal shareholder in Horatius, celebrated the victory by Horatius' daughter, Steppedoutofadream, in the Sept. 1 Alma North Stakes at Timonium.
	www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=5711 (283 words)

	Romeinse legendes
		De overblijvende Horatius was niet gewond en pastte een slimme tactiek toe: hij sloeg op de vlucht.
		Tijdens zijn triomf in Rome, werd Horatius aangeklampt door zijn zus die verloofd was met één van de Curatii.
		Door de heldendaad van Horatius Cocles was Porsenna er niet in geslaagd om Rome bij verrassing in te nemen, zodat hij geduldig begon de stad te belegeren.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Arena/1964/legende.html (1138 words)

	Horatius - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		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).
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-horatius.html (231 words)

	Rome: The Legend of Horatius Cocles :: 0 A.D. :: Wildfire Games
		The story of Horatius the One Eyed resonated with the people of Rome and was taught as something akin to Washington crossing the Delaware.
		The bridge is almost down!” Horatius turned to Spurius and Titus, saying “Go, run!” The two dashed across, expecting Horatius to follow, but as their feet pounded on the remaining beams of the bridge they fell into the Tiber.
		Meanwhile Horatius was cured of his wounds and was given the name Cocles or One-Eyed, and a huge statue of him was raised on the Comitium Plain.
	wildfiregames.com /0ad/page.php?p=1591 (1815 words)

	Roman Bridges -- Pons Sublicius: Wait a minute
		But a young lieutenant named Horatius Cocles was stationed at the Janiculum end of the bridge with a small detachment of Roman citizen-soldiers.
		That took a while, and during the chopping and burning Horatius and the other two accounted for a heap of enemies which piled so high in front of them that the huge Etruscan force shrunk from moving forward.
		Obvious comparisons were drawn between the Horatius defense and the defense of North Bridge in Concord Massachusetts by a few patriots at the beginning of the Revolution.
	www.mmdtkw.org /VBridgesSublicius.html (814 words)

	Horatius Cocles
		Horatius Cocles: legendary Roman hero, defended the bridge across the Tiber when the city was attacked by the Etruscans.
		Then Cocles said, "Tiberinus, holy father, I pray thee to receive into thy propitious stream these arms and this thy warrior." So, fully armed, he leaped into the Tiber, and though many missiles fell over him he swam across in safety to his friends: an act of daring more famous than credible with posterity.
		The State showed its gratitude for such courage; his statue was set up in the Comitium [2], and as much land given to him as he could drive the plough round in one day.
	www.livius.org /ho-hz/horatius/cocles.html (749 words)

	Latin Online
		Horatius Cocles asked the two others to withdraw as well and then held off the Etruscans by himself until the bridge was destroyed.
		It formed the topic of the poem on Horatius in Thomas Babingdon Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome of 1842.
		Then Cocles said: "Father Tiber, I pray you, oh holy one, that you receive these arms and this soldier with a propitious stream." In the manner armed as he was, he jumped down into the Tiber, and unharmed by the falling spears he swam across to his own.
	www.utexas.edu /cola/centers/lrc/eieol/latol-2-R.html (1485 words)

	Lays of Ancient Rome
		Polybius, there is reason to believe, heard the tale recited over the remains of some consul or praetor descended from the old Horatian patricians; for he introduces it as a specimen of the narratives with which the Romans were in the habit of embellishing their funeral oratory.
		It is remarkable that, according to him, Horatius defended the bridge alone, and perished in the waters.
		According to the chronicles which Livy and Dionysus followed, Horatius had two companions, swam safe to shore, and was loaded with honors and rewards.
	www.xenophon-mil.org /milhist/rome/horatius.htm (3257 words)

	The Fitzwilliam Museum : Search
		Horatius Cocles holding the Bridge against the Etruscans.
		In the middle, Horatius, mounted on a rearing charger, brandishes his sword at a group of ten attackers.
		Both he and Horatius bear shields charged with the arms per fess argent and azure the base of a column proper.
	www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk /opacdirect/75499.htm (453 words)

	Chapter Horatius at The Bridge of Horatius at The Bridge by Livy
		Then casting his stern eyes toward the officers of the Etrurians in a threatening manner, he now challenged them singly, and then reproached them, slaves of haughty tyrants who, regardless of their own freedom, came to oppress the liberty of others.
		Then said Cocles: “Holy Father Tiber, I pray thee, receive these arms, and this thy soldier, in thy propitious stream.” Armed as he was, he leaped into the Tiber, and amid showers of darts, swam across safe to his party, having dared an act which is likely to obtain with posterity more fame than credit.
		The state was grateful for such valor; a statue was erected to him in the comitium, and as much land given to him as he could plow in one day.
	www.bibliomania.com /0/5/194/560/8475/1.html (568 words)

	HORATIUS COCLES - Online Information article about HORATIUS COCLES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		legend of Horatius Cocles and that of the See also:
		He concludes that the supposed statue of Cocles was really that of Vulcan, who, as one of the most ancient Roman divinities and, in fact, the protecting deity of the See also:
		Jupiter Vulcanus, will explain the attribution of the name Horatius to Vulcan-Cocles.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /HIG_HOR/HORATIUS_COCLES.html (470 words)

	How Horatius Held The Bridge Page 1
		And first all that were in the country fled into the city, and round about the city they set guards to keep it, part thereof being defended by walls, and part, for so it seemed, being made safe by the river.
		But here a great peril had well-nigh over-taken the city; for there was a wooden bridge on the river by which the enemy had crossed but for the courage of a certain Horatius Cocles.
		For the citizens set up a statue of Horatius in the market-place; and they gave him of the public land so much as he could plow about in one day.
	www.web-books.com /Classics/YoungFolks/Myths/YoungFolks_MythsC35P1.htm (431 words)

	[minstrels] Horatius -- Thomas Babbington Macaulay
		LVI And, like a horse unbroken When first he feels the rein, The furious river struggled hard, And tossed his tawny mane, And burst the curb and bounded, Rejoicing to be free, And whirling down, in fierce career, Battlement, and plank, and pier, Rushed headlong to the sea.
		LXVI It stands in the Comitium Plain for all folk to see; Horatius in his harness, Halting upon one knee: And underneath is written, In letters all of gold, How valiantly he kept the bridge In the brave days of old.
		Fostered in the traditions of sturdy evangelical piety and liberal reform, he saw the origin and triumph of these values in the Revolution of 1688, which firmly established the supremacy of Parliament and restricted the monarchy to a constitutional status.
	www.cs.rice.edu /~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/489.html (3670 words)

	HORATIUS COCLES - Article en ligne de l'information environ HORATIUS COCLES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		HORATIUS COCLES - Article en ligne de l'information environ HORATIUS COCLES
		HORATIUS COCLES, un héros légendaire de See also:
		Selon une autre version, seul Horatius a défendu le pont, et a été noyé dans le Tiber.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /fr/HIG_HOR/HORATIUS_COCLES.html (551 words)

	Horatius Cocles
		As Cocles fought on alone, Romans from behind began to destroy the bridge.
		He held back the enemy for a while, and just when it seemed he was about to be overwhelmed by their sheer numbers, the bridge at last gave way and they all plunged into the river.
		For his efforts, Cocles was later given all the land he could drive a plow around in one day, and a statue of him was placed in the forum.
	dante.udallas.edu /hutchison/Republic/people/horatius_cocles.htm (240 words)

	Horatius at the Bridge Pas d'Armes invocation & declaration
		"Though Horatius was a Roman, an ordinary knight who had by his stubborn defense kept them out of Rome, the Etruscans worshipped the man for his virtue, and they could do nothing else but praise him and refrain from their quarrel.
		You may recall that although Horatius was bold and courageous, he suffered an agrevious wound in his defense of Rome, wearing this wound until the end of his days as a badge of honor.
		Such tokens were worn not only by Horatius, but in the fourteenth century by 1oo English knights who vowed to wear the patches until they had accomplished deeds in arms in France.
	www.chronique.com /Library/Tourneys/HoratiusPasdArmes.htm (3384 words)

	Roman Slavery: The Social, Cultural, Political, and Demographic Consequences
		The legend of Horatius Cocles is related by Livy in A History of Rome and provides a character description for the men who made Rome great.
		Horatius Cocles was a soldier-farmer who stood his ground to defend Rome from an onslaught of Etruscans.
		What happened to the Horatius Cocles' of Rome was interwoven with the intrigues of money, power, and the institution of slavery.
	www.moyak.com /researcher/resume/papers/roman_slavery.html (3073 words)

	Horatius at Khazad-dum - William H. Stoddard
		It is also notable that after the bridge over the Tiber falls, Horatius hurls himself down into the river, still wearing full armor; and to the wonder of the Romans, he is able to swim across and reemerge.
		Several passages in "Horatius" resemble passages from the siege of Minas Tirith, but their common details could be found in a multitude of other literary sources, going back to Homer.
		Any description of the plot of "Horatius" that recalled the plot of The Lord of the Rings would have to be at a level so abstract as to apply to dozens of real and fictional battles.
	www.troynovant.com /Stoddard/Tolkien/Horatius-at-Khazad-dum.html (1057 words)

	Horatius — FactMonster.com
		Horatius is the subject of the most popular poem in Macaulay's
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		Flaccus - Flaccus Horace, the Roman poet, whose full name was Quintus Horatius Flaccus.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0824179.html (154 words)

	Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
		The only access to Rome was via a small bridge and while engineers worked to collapse the supports of the bridge three soldiers defended it from the advancing Tarquin.
		Two of the soldiers fled but the third Horatius Cocles fought on the bridge until it collapsed.
		Rome became a republic and was ruled by two consuls elected from the senate (the parliament of the Roman Empire) each year.
	www.camelotintl.com /romans/origins.html (1324 words)

	RPO -- Thomas Babington Macaulay : Horatius
		According to the chronicles which Livy and Dionysius followed, Horatius had two companions, swam safe to shore and was loaded with honours and rewards.
		The bridge of piles almost afforded an entrance to the enemy, had it not been for one man, Horatius Cocles; he was the bulwark of defence on which that day depended the fortune of the City of Rome.
		The state was grateful for so brave a deed: a statue of Cocles was set up in the comitium, and he was given as much land as he could plough around in one day.
	rpo.library.utoronto.ca /poem/1359.html (2182 words)

	Amazon.com: "Horatius Cocles": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		"Le borgne et le manchot" At the center of these studies are the accounts of two Roman heroes: Horatius Cocles and Mucius Scaevola, whose deeds figured prominently at that time when Romans, as Florus 1.10 put it, "took up the...
		Horatius Cocles, D.C. Pappus, Book V., A. John Bernoulli, A. Key Phrases in this book: British Association, Royal Society, Professor Huxley, Arctic Ocean, Physical Papers, South Pole, binary harmony, tidal spheroid, plutonic energy, tidal retardation, coincident maximums, temperature downwards (See more)
		The soldier who was guarding it, Horatius Cocles, tried to persuade them to stand and fight with him.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Horatius-Cocles (550 words)

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