Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Lays Of Ancient RomeISBN13:9781523321407ISBN10:1523321407Author:Macaulay, Thomas Babbington (Author)Description:Lays Of Ancient Romeby Thomas Babbington Macaulaylays Of Ancient Rome Is A Collection Of Narrative Poems, Or Lays, By Thomas Babington Macaulay Four Of These Recount Heroic Episodes From Early Roman History With Strong Dramatic And Tragic Themes, Giving The Collection Its Name Macaulay Also Included Two Poems Inspired By Recent History: Ivry (1824) And The Armada (1832) The First Poem, Horatius, Describes How Publius Horatius And Two Companions, Spurius Lartius And Titus Herminius, Held The Sublician Bridge Against The Etruscan Army Of Lars Porsena, King Of Clusium The Three Heroes Are Willing To Die In Order To Prevent The Enemy From Crossing The Bridge, And Sacking An Otherwise Ill-Defended Rome While The Trio Close With The Front Ranks Of The Etruscans, The Romans Hurriedly Work To Demolish The Bridge, Leaving Their Enemies On The Wrong Side Of The Swollen Tiber This Poem Celebrates The Roman Victory Over The Latin League, At The Battle Of Lake Regillus Several Years After The Retreat Of Porsena, Rome Was Threatened By A Latin Army Led By The Deposed Roman King, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Together With His Son, Titus Tarquinius, And His Son-In-Law, Octavius Mamilius, Prince Of Tusculum The Fighting Described By Macaulay Is Fierce And Bloody, And The Outcome Is Only Decided When The Twin Gods Castor And Pollux Descend To The Battlefield On The Side Of Rome This Poem Includes A Number Of Finely Described Single-Combats, In Conscious Imitation Of Homer's Iliad Contentshoratiusthe Battle Of The Lake Regillusvirginiathe Prophecy Of Capys Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:CREATESPACEPublication Date:2016-01-09Weight:0.43 lbsDimensions:0.22'' H x 10'' L x 7.01'' WNumber of Pages:104Language:English
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Book Title: Lays of Ancient Rome
Item Length: 10in.
Item Height: 0.2in.
Item Width: 7in.
Author: Thomas Macaulay
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Poetry
Item Weight: 9.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 104 Pages
