XEE4407717 Horatius Cocles (Horatius Le Borgne), legendary heros defending the only bridge that crossed the Tiber, while the young Roman Republic was threatened by the Etrusque Lars Porsenna, 507 BC. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horatius Cocles (Horatius Le Borgne), legendary heros defending the only bridge that crossed the Tiber, while the young Roman Republic was threatened by the Etrusque Lars Porsenna, 507 BC.); Stefano Bianchetti.