Lays of Ancient Rome

Categories: Literature & Fiction

Thomas Babington Macaulay's 1842 collection of narrative ballads retelling heroic episodes from early Roman history as if sung by Roman minstrels. It includes Horatius, describing how Horatius Cocles held the bridge against the army of Lars Porsena, along with The Battle of the Lake Regillus, Virginia and The Prophecy of Capys.

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• Winston Churchill: “I had learnt The Lays of Ancient Rome by heart and loved them.”