Horatius Cocles Defending the Sublician Bridge, anonymous, c. 1450 painting Cassone with the show: Horace Cocles defends the Pons Sublitius. In the middle, Horatius Cocles on horseback defends access to the Pons Sublitius while the bridge is demolished behind him. On the right the army camp of the attacking Etruscans, on the left the besieged Romans at the column of Trajanus. Florence panel. tempera Horatius Cocles at the Pons Sublicius: single-handed he keeps the Etruscans at bay while the bridge is broken down by the Romans behind him; he escapes by jumping into the Tiber. defensive measure
Horatius Cocles Defending the Sublician Bridge, anonymous, c. 1450 painting Cassone with the show: Horace Cocles defends the Pons Sublitius. In the middle, Horatius Cocles on horseback defends access to the Pons Sublitius while the bridge is demolished behind him. On the right the army camp of the attacking Etruscans, on the left the besieged Romans at the column of Trajanus. Florence panel. tempera Horatius Cocles at the Pons Sublicius: single-handed he keeps the Etruscans at bay while the bridge is broken down by the Romans behind him; he escapes by jumping into the Tiber. defensive measures (military). bridge in city across river, canal, etc. Rome. Column of Trajanus
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