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Horatius Cocles
Cocles
also: Cocles
The hero who singlehandedly held the Sublician bridge against Porsenna's army until it was cut down behind him, then swam the Tiber in his armor.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 2 §10 Horatius Cocles
The hero who held the Sublician bridge alone against Porsenna's army until it was cut down behind him, then swam the Tiber in armor.