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" And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the walls of Rome : ' O Tiber ! father Tiber ! To whom the Romans pray , A Roman's life , a Roman's arms , Take thou in charge to - day . ' " He leaped into the deep , swift stream . He still had his heavy armor on ; and when he sank out of sight , no one thought that he would ever be seen again . But he was a strong man , and the best swimmer in Rome . The next minute he rose . He was halfway across the river , and safe from the spears and darts which Porsena's soldiers hurled after him . Soon he reached the farther side , where his friends stood ready to help him . Shout after shout greeted him as he climbed upon the bank . Then Porsena's men shouted also , for they had never seen a man so brave and strong as Horatius . He had kept them out of Rome , but he had done a deed which they could not help but praise . As for the Romans , they were very grateful to Horatius for having saved their city . They called him Horatius Cocles , which meant the " one - eyed Horatius , " because he had lost an eye in defending the bridge ; they caused a fine statue of brass to be made in his honor ; and they gave him as much land as he could plow around in a day . And for hundreds of years afterwards — " With weeping and with laughter , Still was the story told , How well Horatius kept the bridge In the brave days of old . " JULIUS CÆSAR . Nearly two thousand years ago there lived in Rome a man whose name was Julius Cæsar . He was the greatest of all the Romans . Why was he so great ? He was a brave warrior , and had conquered many countries for Rome . He was wise in planning and in doing . He knew how to make men both love and fear him . At last he made himself the ruler of Rome . Some said that he wished to become its king . But the Romans at that time did not believe in kings . Once when Cæsar was passing through a little country village , all the men , women , and children of the place came out to see him . There were not more than fifty of them , all together , and they were led by their mayor , who told each one what to do . These simple people stood by the roadside and watched Cæsar pass . The mayor looked very proud and happy ; for was he not the ruler of this village ? He felt that he was almost as great a man as Cæsar himself . Some of the fine officers who were with Cæsar laughed . They said , " See how that fellow struts at the head of his little flock ! "
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