Where did As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding; like the Roman, I seem to see the River Tiber foaming with much blood""). come from?
Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell is a 1998 book by the English writer Simon Heffer. It is a biography of the politician Enoch Powell. The title is taken from Powell's 1968 Rivers of Blood speech when Powell quoted Virgil's "Aeneid": "As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding; like the Roman, I seem to see the River Tiber foaming with much blood".
Volturnus In Roman mythology, Volturnus was a god of the Tiber, and may have been the god of all rivers. He had his own minor flamen, and a high priest, the "Flamen Volturnalis". His festival, "Volturnalia", was held on August 27.