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[edit]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 and his companions were 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. This fanciful engraving of Cocles was produced in 1586 by the German-born Dutch printmaker Hendrick Goltzius. The full-length portrait shows him holding a raised sword in his right hand and a shield in his left. In the lower right of the background, Cocles takes on an army by himself.Engraving credit: Hendrick Goltzius
Did you know...
- ... that a big duck (pictured) helped promote duck farming on Long Island?
- ... that Cornell College professor Harriette Cooke was also a deaconess?
- ... that there were technical issues with the performance of "Luna" by the Colombian singer Feid at the 2024 Copa América opening ceremony?
- ... that Oey Kim Tiang was one of two "men with no name" to translate Jin Yong's Condor Trilogy into vernacular Malay?
- ... that the radio station at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire would go off the air in the middle of the day?
- ... that thirty years after playing his first season for the Miami Hurricanes, J. D. Arteaga became the team's head coach in 2024?
- ... that scientists tested the age of an African termite's inhabited mound—and found it to be 34,000 years old?
- ... that Albert Einstein wrote to Joseph Petzoldt in 1914 that he had "long shared his convictions", after reading one of his philosophical books?
- ... that in fiction, supernovae are induced to serve as weapons, power sources for time travel, and advertisements?
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- In the Rwandan general election, Paul Kagame (pictured) is re-elected as the president, and the Rwandan Patriotic Front coalition win a majority in the lower house.
- KP Sharma Oli is appointed the prime minister of Nepal after the incumbent Pushpa Kamal Dahal loses a no confidence motion.
- In association football, Euro 2024 concludes with Spain defeating England in the final, and the Copa América concludes with Argentina defeating Colombia in the final.
- In tennis, Barbora Krejčíková and Carlos Alcaraz win the women's and men's singles, respectively, at the Wimbledon Championships.
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