Horatius

Horatius is the nomen of the Roman gens Horatia. Some of its members were:

• The Horatii, three members of the Horatia gens who fought to the death against the Curiatii during the reign of Tullus Hostilius.
• Marcus Horatius M. f. Pulvillus, consul in 509 and 507 BC.
• Publius Horatius Cocles, hero who defended the Sublician Bridge against the army of Lars Porsena.
• Gaius Horatius M. f. M. n. Pulvillus, consul in 477 and 457 BC.
• Marcus Horatius M. f. L. n. Barbatus, consul in 449 BC.
• Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65 - 8 BC), a poet, better known in English as Horace.

Other persons with this name include:

• Horatius Bonar (1808–1889) was a Scottish churchman and poet.
• Horatius Faversham, a character in the radio series The Penny Dreadfuls Present....

See also

• Horatio
• Horace (disambiguation)