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Horatius

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Horatius may refer to:

People

Roman era

  • several ancient Roman men of the gens Horatia, including:
    • Quintus Horatius Flaccus, the poet known in English as Horace
    • one of the Horatii, three members of the gens Horatia who fought to the death against the Curiatii
    • Marcus Horatius Pulvillus, consul in 509 and 507 BC
    • Horatius Cocles, hero who defended the Sublician Bridge
    • Marcus Horatius Barbatus, consul in 449 BC

Post-Roman era

  • Horatius Acquaviva d'Aragona (d.1617), an Italian prelate
  • Horatius Paulijn (1644-1691), a Dutch painter
  • Horatius Sebastiani (1771-1851), a French soldier and diplomat
  • Horatius Bonar (1808–1889), a Scottish churchman and poet
  • Horatius "H.H." Coleman (1892-1969), an American church pastor
  • Horatius Murray (1903-1989), a British Army General

Fictional characters

  • Horatius Faversham, a character in the radio series The Penny Dreadfuls Present...

Literature

Other uses

  • The Horatius Stakes, an American thoroughbred horse race
  • G-AAXD Horatius, a named Handley Page H.P.42 airliner

See also

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