horatii in a sentence

1. The Oath of the Horatii depicts narrative from early Roman history.

2. Armed with hope, as the last of the Horatii was armed with his sword, he expected help.

3. David casts them in a soft light, not in the sharp contrast of Brutus or of the Horatii.

4. The painting depicts the three Horatii brothers saluting their father who holds aloft their swords.

5. As in the Oath of the Horatii, David represents the unity of men in the service of a patriotic ideal.

6. The issue of gender roles also becomes apparent in this piece, as the women in Horatii greatly contrast the group of brothers.

7. After conquering the Albans with the duel between the Horatii and Curiatii, Tullus destroyed Alba Longa and deported its inhabitants to Rome.

8. These Roman Horatii brothers were to battle against three Curatii brothers from Alba to settle a territorial dispute between their city-states.

9. In Rome, three brothers from the Horatii family agree to fight on behalf of the city, against three brothers from the Curiatii family from Alba Longa.