Question

35 POINTS AND WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST!

You read about the brave soldier Horatius who saved Rome by risking his own life. The Romans told that story for
centuries because they admired the values it conveyed. But no matter how loyal or brave or hardworking they
were, soldiers and other common people in Rome often had to endure poverty and even slavery. Even the
common men who became wealthy did not have a voice in government. How could the common people make life
better for themselves and their families? How could they make the republic they loved a better place for all
citizens?

Answer 1

Answer: Publius Horatius Cocles was an officer in the army of the early Roman Republic who famously defended the Pons Sublicius from the invading army of Etruscan King Lars Porsena of Clusium in the late 6th century BC, during the war between Rome and Clusium. By defending the narrow end of the bridge, he—along with two others—was able to hold off the attacking army long enough to allow other Romans to destroy the bridge behind him, blocking the Etruscans' advance and saving the city.

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