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Early Roman Legends

Early Roman Legends. Horatius Cocles Gaius Mucius Scaevola Cincinnatus Marcus Manlius Tarpeia. Horatius Cocles. 508 BC (?) In attempt to bring back Tarquinius Superbus, ally Lars Porsenna of Clusium attacks Rome. Horatius Cocles. Etruscans attack Rome near its city limits.

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Early Roman Legends

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  1. Early Roman Legends Horatius Cocles Gaius Mucius Scaevola Cincinnatus Marcus Manlius Tarpeia

  2. Horatius Cocles • 508 BC (?) • In attempt to bring back Tarquinius Superbus, ally Lars Porsenna of Clusium attacks Rome

  3. Horatius Cocles • Etruscans attack Rome near its city limits

  4. Horatius Cocles • Approaching bridge to cross Tiber into Rome proper • Pons Sublicius (Sublician Bridge)

  5. Horatius Cocles • Romans fleeing • Horatius “One-Eyed” tells soldiers to tear down bridge • Spurius Larcius and Titus Herminius help

  6. Horatius Cocles • Spurius and Titus flee to safety with the other Romans • Horatius holds off enemy • As bridge collapses, he prays to Father Tiber

  7. Horatius Cocles • Jumps into Tiber with armor and weapons • Swims to safety

  8. Horatius Cocles • Honored as a hero • Statue • Given as much farmland as he can plow in one day

  9. Gaius Mucius Scaevola • 505 BC (?) • Gaius Mucius of noble birth • Enters enemy camp of Etruscan king Lars Porsenna • Porsenna wants to reinstate Tarquinius Superbus

  10. Gaius Mucius Scaevola • Approaches a well-dressed man • Kills man, who is not Porsenna but his secretary

  11. Gaius Mucius Scaevola • Brought before king • Places right hand in fire without flinching

  12. Gaius Mucius Scaevola • Porsenna impressed • Releases Mucius, who warns Porsenna that hundreds of Romans are prepared to attack Etruscan camp

  13. Gaius Mucius Scaevola • Senate gives Mucius large tract of land • Senate vows to preserve Republic

  14. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus • 458 BC • Aequi, local tribe, attacked Rome

  15. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus • Messengers from Senate approach Cincinnatus, plowing field

  16. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus • Calls wife to fetch his toga • Is appointed Dictator, a 6-month position • Makes plans to conquer the Aequi

  17. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus • Men of military age (17-50) report to Campus Martius with rations for 5 days and 12 stakes (for camp fortification)

  18. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus • Defeats Aequi, who pass under yoke (3 spears)

  19. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus • After 16 days, Cincinnatus returns to his farm

  20. Marcus Manlius • 390 BC • Gauls attack Rome • Heading towards stronghold on Capitoline Hill

  21. Marcus Manlius • Romans previously trapped high on Capitoline Hill during sieges • Supplies running low

  22. Marcus Manlius • Juno’s sacred geese stationed in temple on Capitoline (Juno Moneta– “Warner”) • Mint near her temple • “money” from “Moneta”

  23. Marcus Manlius • Romans want to eat sacred geese, but dare not • Cackling of geese awakes Manlius, whose house is on Capitoline Hill

  24. Marcus Manlius • Romans eventually repel attack (thanks to reinforcements arriving) • Geese later honored with procession: carried on litters with purple and gold cushions

  25. Marcus Manlius • Dogs not so lucky: crucified annually • Death of Manlius: thrown from Tarpeian Rock

  26. Tarpeian Rock • Named after Tarpeia, a traitor • Sabines attacking Rome

  27. Tarpeian Rock • Tarpeia offers enemy access to Rome in return for what is on their arms

  28. Tarpeian Rock • Gold bracelets on their arms • Oops! They also have shields!

  29. Tarpeian Rock • She is crushed under the weight of their shields • Traitors tossed to their deaths from Tarpeian Rock (near Capitoline Hill)

  30. 1) Horatius Cocles 2) Gaius Mucius Scaevola 3) Cincinnatus 4) Marcus Manlius 5) Tarpeia Review

  31. 1) Horatius Cocles 2) Gaius Mucius Scaevola 3) Cincinnatus 4) Marcus Manlius 5) Tarpeia 1) Defended Sublician Bridge Review

  32. 1) Horatius Cocles 2) Gaius Mucius Scaevola 3) Cincinnatus 4) Marcus Manlius 5) Tarpeia 1) Defended Sublician Bridge 2) Met Lars Porsenna and burned right hand Review

  33. 1) Horatius Cocles 2) Gaius Mucius Scaevola 3) Cincinnatus 4) Marcus Manlius 5) Tarpeia 1) Defended Sublician Bridge 2) Met Lars Porsenna and burned right hand 3) Left plow to be dictator for 16 days Review

  34. 1) Horatius Cocles 2) Gaius Mucius Scaevola 3) Cincinnatus 4) Marcus Manlius 5) Tarpeia 1) Defended Sublician Bridge 2) Met Lars Porsenna and burned right hand 3) Left plow to be dictator for 16 days 4) Geese awoke him; helped defeat Gauls Review

  35. 1) Horatius Cocles 2) Gaius Mucius Scaevola 3) Cincinnatus 4) Marcus Manlius 5) Tarpeia 1) Defended Sublician Bridge 2) Met Lars Porsenna and burned right hand 3) Left plow to be dictator for 16 days 4) Geese awoke him; helped defeat Gauls 5) Offered help to Sabines in return for what was on their arms Review

  36. Finis. . . . . .paene Now, let’s hear about Manius Curius Dentatus (mid-4th to early 3rd century BC)

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