Horatius is a historical poem written by Thomas Babington Macaulay, first published in 1842. The poem tells the story of a brave Roman soldier named Horatius who defends the city of Rome against an invading army from Clusium. Horatius, along with two other soldiers, holds off the enemy at a bridge over the Tiber river, buying time for the Romans to prepare their defenses. Horatius then single-handedly defends the bridge against the enemy, allowing his fellow soldiers to retreat to safety. The poem is a celebration of courage, patriotism, and self-sacrifice, and is considered one of the greatest examples of English narrative poetry. The book includes an introduction by Macaulay, explaining the historical context of the poem, as well as notes and annotations to help readers understand the language and references used in the text.THIS 30 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Poems of Knightly Adventure, by Thomas Babington Macaulay. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1417900792.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.