Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron MacaulayPublisher:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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Lays of Ancient Rome
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron MacaulayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron MacaulayPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Lays of Ancient Rome with "Ivry and Armada"
Author: Thomas Babington MacaulayPublisher:
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Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Lays of Ancient Rome
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron MacaulayPublisher:
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Category : Armada, 1588
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Lays of Ancient Rome
Author: Thomas Babington MacaulayPublisher:
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Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Lays of Ancient Rome with Ivry and The Armada by Thomas Babington Macaulay
Author: Thomas Babington MacaulayPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Lays of Ancient Rome
Author: Thomas Babington MacaulayPublisher: DigiCat
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Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 103
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Lays of Ancient Rome is a collection of narrative poems, or lays, which recount heroic episodes from early Roman history with strong dramatic and tragic themes, giving the collection its name. The first poem, Horatius, describes how PubliusHoratius and two companions, SpuriusLartius and Titus Herminius, hold the Sublician bridge, the only span crossing the Tiber at Rome, against the Etruscan army of Lars Porsena, King of Clusium. The next poem, The Battle of Lake Regillus, celebrates the Roman victory over the Latin League at the Battle of Lake Regillus. The poem Virginia describes the tragedy of Virginia, the only daughter of Virginius, a poor Roman farmer. The Prophecy of Capys narrates how when Romulus and Remus arrive in triumph at the house of their grandfather, Capys, the blind old man enters a prophetic trance.
Lays of Ancient Rome: Horatius, The Battle of the Lake Regillus, Virginia, The Prophecy of Capys
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron MacaulayPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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The Lays of Ancient Rome
Author: Thomas MacaulayPublisher:
ISBN: 9781490991078
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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Then out spake brave HoratiusThe captain of the gate"To every man upon this earthdeath cometh soon or lateAnd how can man die betterThan facing fearful oddsfor the ashes of his fathersAnd the temples of his gods. Lord Macaulay's classic collection of four lays describe heroic episodes from ancient Roman history. They are a delightful literary adventure which allow the reader to enjoy a high point in European culture while learning some incredible details of Roman history. The first two poems describe famous conflicts which led to the creation of the Republic: the story of Horatio's defense of the bridge over the Tiber, and the Battle of Lake Regillus (where the Etruscan King Tarquinius was defeated). The third lay tells the story of the Plebeian uprising against their near-slave conditions, and the fourth tells of the Pyrrhic and Punic Wars. These masterpieces of literary writing were so highly regarded that they were required reading in British public schools for more than a hundred years-until they were deliberately replaced by the current "dumbed-down" anti-European curricula found in Western schools today. This edition contains the author's original introduction and his overview of each lay. Contents: Author's Preface Preface to Horatius Horatius Preface to The Battle of the Lake Regillus The Battle of Lake Regillus Preface to Virginia Virginia Preface to The Prophecy of Capys The Prophecy of Capys
The Lays of Ancient Rome & Miscellaneous Essays and Poems
Author: George Macaulay TrevelyanPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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