Horatius

Okay… So there was this dude called Horatius. And there was this bridge built across the Tiber. 

Anyway,  the new king of Rome (Publius Valerius) was having some problems with this banished guy called Tarquin. (Who was the king a few years back.) So Tarquin united with the Etruscan king, Lars Porsena. For some reason, I keep on thinking of Owen Lars whenever I hear that.

The Etruscans planned to cross the Tiber on the bridge. Of course, the Romans started tearing it down. Unfortunately, they hadn’t finished by the time the Etruscans decided to head across. So Horatius and two other Romans Ran up to meet them. The Etruscans sent out three warriors to fight them. They got beat up. And so the three guys just kept on fighting. 

The bridge was ready to be torn down by now. Horatius told the other dudes to scram. They sprinted back and Horatius held off the whole Etruscan army. The bridge was gone by now. Horatius hopped off the other side and swam to safety.

And all the Romans survived. Yay.