William Stewart Ross epub Lays of Romance and Chivalry (Classic Reprint)

A down the Via Sacra,i In the noondays golden glow, Rolled the thunder of the Triumph, Two thousand years ago. And through the crowded Forum Passed the triumphal car; And oer the shouting thousands Waved the standards of the war. Blazing with gold and green with palms, On moved the mighty show; A bove, proud Roman eagles, Stout Roman hearts below. Ho !V ict ry scrown of laurel! Ho !V ictor sruddy wine !H o! branches from the terraces Of woody Aventine !V ia Sacra, the Sacred Way. The Triumph, a grand procession in honour of a victorious Roman general, passed along the Via Sacra, through the Forum or market-place (where the law courts also were), and up to the Capitol, where a white bull was sacrificed to Jupiter. The eagle, the wolf, the horse, and the boar were the standards of the Roman legion, but the ea le was the most general. One of the seven hills on which Rome was built.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org