The gens Horatia was a patrician family at ancient Rome . In legend, the gens dates back to the time of Tullus Hostilius , the third King of Rome . One of its members, Marcus Horatius Pulvillus , was consul suffectus in 509 BC, the first year of the Republic , and again in 507. The most famous of the Horatii was his nephew, Publius Horatius Cocles , who held the Sublician bridge against the army of Lars Porsena circa 508 BC.
19-432: Horatia may refer to: The Roman gens Horatia , and female members of that gens One of the thirty-five Servian tribes of ancient Rome Horatia (gastropod) , a genus of freshwater and brackish water snails in the family Hydrobiidae Horatia (given name) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
38-598: A post in the Lord Chamberlain's Office , where he had previously acted as Kemble's deputy. He held the position till 1874, when he was succeeded by E. F. S. Pigott. From 1865 the Examiner of Plays, in company with the Inspector of Theatres (an appointed architect) began to visit backstage areas, which were found in some cases to be nasty and insanitary. Donne gave evidence in 1866 to a parliamentary committee, on his duties in
57-411: A short list of contemporary works he thought were likely to last, along with others by Edward Bulwer , Sheridan Knowles , John Westland Marston , Thomas Noon Talfourd , and Tom Taylor. Donne licensed in the range of 5,000 to 6,000 plays while in post. He kept careful records of the blue pencil , showing passages excised as a condition of licensing. These are extant. Donne died on 20 June 1882. He
76-580: A theatre critic, Donne expressed reservation about contemporary trends, in the direction of historical accuracy, and towards concrete representation rather than relying on imagination. In 1867 Donne edited the Letters of George III to Lord North . Other works were contributions to William Smith 's classical dictionaries, such as Smith's A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography , and selections from classical writers for John Weale . Donne on 15 November 1830 married Catharine Hewitt, daughter of Charles Hewitt who
95-434: Is said to have been derived from the hero Horatus , to whom an oak wood was dedicated. The gens was certainly of Latin origin, although there was some uncertainty as to when they arrived at Rome. A legend relates that in the reign of Tullus Hostilius, the fate of the ancient city of Alba Longa was decided by combat between three brothers from that city and three from Rome. The historian Livy states that most sources assigned
114-616: The Horatii to Rome, and their opponents, the Curiatii , to Alba Longa. The victory of the Horatii was a pretext for the destruction of Alba Longa, and the transfer of its noble families to Rome. The patrician Horatii used the praenomina Publius , Marcus , Lucius , and Gaius . To these, the plebeian Horatii of the late Republic and imperial times added Quintus and Sextus . No other praenomina are found in epigraphic sources, with
133-579: The Anglo-Saxon scholar. His friendship in after life with the Kemble family helped to turn his attention to the drama. He went to Caius College, Cambridge , but scruples against taking the religious tests then required prevented him from graduating. He was a Cambridge Apostle , and a member of the Sterling Club. After he left Cambridge, the choice of a career proved troublesome for Donne; and he hardly solved
152-461: The Lord Chamberlain's Office. They included inspection of the physical premises of theatres, and enforcement of building improvements. Seven plays had been refused a licence since 1857, a decision taken at the level of Lord Chamberlain. Plays of Jack Sheppard and Oliver Twist had been closed while running. As a censor, Donne was openly hostile to French drama and its influence. His approach
171-505: The parliamentary enquiry, the permission granted to perform certain operas, considered "unsuitable", on the grounds that the words were not very audible, and in a foreign language. It has been found surprising that he did not object to the song The Wearing of the Green , in a Dion Boucicault play set during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 . In fact Donne cited the play, Arrah-na-Pogue , in
190-539: The possible exception of a single instance of Titus , but the reading of this inscription is uncertain. The Horatii of the Republic bore the surnames Barbatus, Cocles , and Pulvillus . Of these, Barbatus and Pulvillus were cognomina designating different branches of the family, while Cocles appears to have been a personal surname, or agnomen , given to the hero of the Sublician bridge. Plutarch supposes that it
209-458: The problem, well connected as he was. He asked friends to find him literary work. He spent time at Mattishall in Norfolk, on Anne Bodham's estate; she was his great-aunt, and a cousin of William Cowper . There he married, and took up periodical journalism. In 1846 he moved to Bury St. Edmunds , for the sake of the education of his sons, and came to know John William Donaldson , then head-master of
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#1732856041381228-650: The school. Other friends were William Taylor , Henry Crabb Robinson , Bernard Barton , Thomas Manning , and George Borrow . He was one of the founding members of the Bury and West Suffolk Archaeological Institute , attending their first meeting in 1848. In 1852 Donne declined the editorship of the Edinburgh Review , but the same year he accepted the librarianship of the London Library . In 1857 he resigned to become Examiner of Plays , in succession to his friend Kemble,
247-467: The title Horatia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Horatia&oldid=1160169587 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Horatia gens The nomen Horatius
266-714: Was a liberal in politics, supported the repeal of the corn laws , and spoke on behalf of Lajos Kossuth . Donne's writings were mainly in the periodicals of the day. He became a contributor to the leading reviews, including the Edinburgh Review , Quarterly Review , Fraser's Magazine , and the British and Foreign Review , of which Kemble was editor. He was a frequent contributor to the Saturday Review . He also wrote some articles in Bentley's Quarterly Review (1859–60), when it
285-561: Was an English journalist, known also as a librarian and theatrical censor. Donne was born 29 July 1807; his grandfather was an eminent surgeon in Norwich . His father Edward Charles Donne, of Mattishall Hall, was also a medical practitioner. He was educated at Bury St Edmunds Grammar School , taught for two years by Benjamin Heath Malkin . There he formed lasting friendships with James Spedding , Edward FitzGerald , and John Mitchell Kemble ,
304-460: Was derived from the Greek cyclops , because he had lost an eye, or because the shape of his face made it appear as if he had but one eye. Cocles is said to have been the nephew of Marcus Horatius Pulvillus, and if he left any issue, they do not seem to have carried on his surname. Other surnames appearing amongst the Horatii in later times may have been adopted by freedmen of the gens; the poet Horace
323-455: Was edited by Robert Cecil . A classical scholar, Donne published in 1852 Old Roads and New Roads , involving classical literature and modern history. His Essays on the Drama , collected from periodicals, were published in 1858, and reached a second edition in 1863. He wrote the volumes Euripides and Tacitus for the series Ancient Classics for English Readers ( William Blackwood and Sons ). As
342-485: Was later criticised (in 1886) by William Archer , who found it "alternately tyrannical and futile". The parliamentary enquiry in fact supported the line taken in censorship at the time, and suggested it might be extended. Archer claimed that John Hollingshead and Tom Taylor as witnesses had dissented; but they did not oppose censorship as such. One of the firm lines Donne took was against stage representation of Bible stories, and discussion of theology. He defended, to
361-447: Was the son of a libertinus , and the cognomen Flaccus is not otherwise found amongst the Horatii. [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Donne, William Bodham (1870). "Horatia Gens". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . Vol. 2. p. 518. William Bodham Donne William Bodham Donne (1807–1882)
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