Horatius Cocles

/ hɒˈreɪʃɪəs ˈkəʊkliːz /

noun

1. Horatius Cocles6th century bc6th century bcMRomanMISC: legendary hero a legendary Roman hero of the 6th century bc , who defended a bridge over the Tiber against Lars Porsena

Example Sentences

It was no longer a Leonidas or Horatius Cocles desperately holding a pass; it was an army encountering an army.

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Hence, also, Lars Porsena, king of Etruria, looked upon Rome, when he came to the assistance of Tarquinius Superbus, and retired in fear of his life after he had seen specimens of Roman endurance, in Horatius Cocles, who kept the falling bridge; in Mutius, who burnt his hand in the charcoal; and in the hostage, Cœllia, who swam home across the Tiber,—all anecdotes connected with the Janiculan.

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Hang your face out of the window, Stiffy, my lad," commanded Nicky, returning from an unsuccessful attempt to wheedle the guard into labelling their carriage "engaged," "and play at Horatius Cocles till the train starts.

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He was reputed to be descended from the famous Horatius Cocles, who alone defended a bridge against the army of Porsenna, and, like him, curiously enough, had lost an eye.

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He was born in 1578, passed for his gild in 1607, and in 1620 produced that curious picture of “Horatius Cocles defending the Sublician Bridge” which still hangs in the Antwerp museum.

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