Lays of Ancient Rome

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Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Babington Macaulay

Lays of Ancient Rome is collection of ballads about heroic episodes in Roman history written by Thomas Babington Macaulay, becoming immensely popular in Victorian times, and were a popular subject for recitation, a common pastime of the era. It was set reading in British public schools for more than a hundred years. — Excerpted from Lays of Ancient Rome on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Information about this edition

LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME
By Thomas Babington Macaulay

Contents 1 Contents 1.1 The Lays 1.1.1 Horatius 1.1.2 The Battle of the Lake Regillus 1.1.3 Virginia 1.1.4 The Prophecy of Capys

[edit] Contents

• Preface

[edit] The Lays

[edit] Horatius

• Introduction
• The Lay

[edit] The Battle of the Lake Regillus

• Introduction
• The Lay

[edit] Virginia

• Introduction
• The Lay

[edit] The Prophecy of Capys

• Introduction
• The Lay

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.