Lays of Ancient Rome

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | 354 words | Copyright

Lays of Ancient Rome, a collection of poems by Macaulay, published 1842, in which Macaulay deals with episodes from traditional Roman history (some taken from Livy), such as the defence of the bridge leading to Rome against the Tuscans (‘Horatius’); ‘The Battle of Lake Regillus’; and ‘Virginia’ (see Virginia).

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