Horatius was a Roman general whose job it was to defend a bridge over the Tiber river from the attacking Etruscans. When it became clear his army would be overrun, Horatius sent his men over the bridge back to Rome and ordered the bridge destroyed. Horatius, protected by a wall of dead Romans, held off the Etruscans long enough for his men to escape. When he could fend them off no more (and was speared in the rear-end!) Horatius threw himself into the Tiber river and swam to safety.
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