{"product_id":"lays-of-ancient-rome-folio-society-676","title":"Lays of Ancient Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003eLays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Babington Macaulay. Typographical ornaments. Printed in red and black. Pink flecked endleaves. Quarter-bound in dark red moire silk with marbled paper covers, spine and cover labels. Glassine cover, no slipcase. 89pp. 25x16.3cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Babington Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome is a collection of narrative poems inspired by legendary episodes from the history of ancient Rome. The best known is \"Horatius,\" which recounts the heroic defence of a bridge against the invading Etruscan army. Written in a vigorous, ballad-like style, the poems celebrate courage, loyalty, patriotism and sacrifice. Macaulay imagined them as the kind of popular heroic songs that ancient Romans themselves might have told about their past, creating a memorable mixture of history, legend and Victorian storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216444244307,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421129720147,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/lays-of-ancient-rome-folio-society-676","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}