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Horatius Cocles Defends Himself on the Bridge
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Horatius Cocles Defends Himself on the Bridge

Pieter Tanjé · 1737 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Horatius Coclus prevented Rome from being conquered by Etruscan troops by defending the attackers on a wooden bridge over the Tiber. Behind him, Roman soldiers break down the bridge. Representation in the Council Chamber of the Court of Justice of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Friesland in the Binnenhof in The Hague.

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Credit lineHoratius Cocles verdedigt zich op de brug. 1737. Pieter Tanjé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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