Horatii and Curiatii
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In the ancient Roman legend of the regal period, the Horatii and Curiatii were two sets of triplet brothers who lived during the reign of Tullus Hostilius. The accounts of their epic clash appear in t
Oath of the Horatii (1786), by Jacques-Louis David and his pupil Girodet
Publius Horatius after killing his sister
Horatia gens
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The gens Horatia was a patrician family at ancient Rome. In legend, the gens dates back to the time of Tullus Hostilius, the third King of Rome. One of its members, Marcus Horatius Pulvillus, was cons
Horatii and Curiatii
…appeal their sentences to the populace. Publius the elder was required to offer a sacrifice to atone for his son's crime and from that time forward, the Horatia family made it a tradition to offer the same. The spoils of the victory were hung in a place that became known as Pila Horatia. A wooden beam was erected on…
Oath of the Horatii Jacques-Louis David, Louvre Museum (1785)
Horatius Cocles defending the Bridge (1642–43) by Charles Le Brun