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 Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), Suetonius, Life of Horace commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). Th ...

** 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

*a poem in the '' Lays of Ancient Rome'' by Thomas Babington Macaulay; for the full text of the poem see ''Horatius'')

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