Horatius

Hŏrātĭus, a,

I name of a Roman gens.

a Horatii, the three brothers , in the time of Tullus Hostilius , who fought against the Alban Curiatii, Liv. 1, 24 sq.—

b Horatius Cocles, who , in the war with Porsenna , defended a bridge single-handed , Liv. 2, 10.—

c Q. Horatius Flaccus, the famous Augustan poet , Juv. 7, 62.—In fem. : Hŏ-rātĭa , ae, the sister of the Horatii, Liv. 1, 26 fin. —

II Derivv.

A Hŏrātĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Horatius , Horatian : gens, Liv. 1, 26: virtus, Verg. Cul. 359: lex, Liv. 3, 55; Gell. 6, 7, 2.—

B Hŏrātĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to the poet Horace , Horatian : ille Atabulus, Gell. 2, 22, 25.