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Horatio is an English male given name, an Italianized form [1] of the ancient Roman Latin nomen (name) Horatius, from the Roman gens (clan) Horatia.
Horatio is a character in William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. He was present on the field when King Hamlet (the father of the main character, Prince Hamlet ) defeated Fortinbras (the king of Norway ), and he has travelled to court from the University of Wittenberg (where he was familiar with Prince Hamlet) for the funeral of King Hamlet.
Horacio Accavallo (1934–2022), Argentine boxer; Horacio Agulla (born 1984), Argentine rugby player; Horacio Ahuett Garza (born 1964), Mexican engineer; Horacio Allegue (born 1972), Spanish rower
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (29 September [O.S. 18 September] 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a Royal Navy officer whose inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics brought about a number of decisive British naval victories during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Horatio Alger Jr. (/ ˈ æ l dʒ ər /; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to middle-class security and comfort through good works.
Oath of the Horatii (1786), by Jacques-Louis David and his pupil Girodet. In the ancient Roman legend of the regal period, the Horatii were three sibling warriors, sons of Publius Horatius, who lived during the reign of Tullus Hostilius.
Horatius Cocles, a fanciful 1586 engraving by Hendrick Goltzius.. Publius Horatius Cocles was an officer in the army of the early Roman Republic who famously defended the Pons Sublicius from the invading army of Etruscan King Lars Porsena of Clusium in the late 6th century BC, during the war between Rome and Clusium. [1]
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Classical Latin: [ˈkʷiːntʊs (h)ɔˈraːtiʊs ˈfɫakːʊs]; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), [1] commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace (/ ˈ h ɒr ɪ s /), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian).