ID: 901000137 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000137	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Oath of the Horatii (Roman narrative)

Note: Narrative concerning the oath of three brothers, the Horatii, who agree to fight a rival group to the death in order to save their city, Rome. Was said to have taken place during the war between Rome and Alba Longa in the reign of Tullus Hostilius (traditionally 672–642 BCE).

Display Date: 7th century BCE

Names:

	Oath of the Horatii (Roman narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Le Serment des Horaces (Roman narrative) (French,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Roman iconography> (P)
		........<Roman narratives> (P)
		............Oath of the Horatii (Roman narrative) (I)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Horatii
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Horatii (Roman characters)) [901000136]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... oath
	.....(testimonies, documents by function, document genres, information forms (objects), Information Forms (hierarchy name), Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Roman
	.....(Ancient Italian, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Oath of the Horatii (Roman narrative)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Louvre Museum (2016-)
	Le Serment des Horaces (Roman narrative)
	................Louvre Museum (2016-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Horatii and Curiatii," accessed 13 July 2017