duel of the Horatii and Curiatii

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The duel of the Horatii and Curiatii is a legendary early Roman combat between two sets of triplet brothers that decided a war between Rome and Alba Longa.

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instanceOf episode in Roman legend
legendary event
mythological battle
associatedRuler Tullus Hostilius NERFINISHED
associatedValue loyalty to the state
military courage
category Roman legendary wars
Roman mythology NERFINISHED
combatantType triplet brothers
conflictBetween Alba Longa NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance exemplum of Roman virtus
moral tale in Roman education
decides war between Rome and Alba Longa
decisionMechanism proxy combat for cities
featuresCombatants Curiatii NERFINISHED
Horatii NERFINISHED
geographicSetting near Alba Longa
near Rome
historicity legendary rather than historically verified
influencedArtist Jacques-Louis David NERFINISHED
influencedWorkOfArt Oath of the Horatii NERFINISHED
languageOfEarliestAccount Latin
literaryGenre Roman historiography
numberOfCuriatii 3
numberOfHoratii 3
outcome victory of Rome
primarySourceAuthor Livy NERFINISHED
primarySourceWork Ab Urbe Condita NERFINISHED
purpose to avoid full-scale war
relatedLegendaryFigure Curiatius brothers NERFINISHED
Horatius NERFINISHED
resolutionMethod single combat
sourceCulture ancient Rome NERFINISHED
theme duty versus family loyalty
patriotism
sacrifice
timePeriod Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED

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Tullus Hostilius knownFor duel of the Horatii and Curiatii