MILITARY PERSONNEL

Horatius Cocles

600 BC - Today

Horatius Cocles

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. By defending the narrow end of the bridge, he and his companions were able to hold off the attacking army long enough to allow other Romans to destroy the bridge behind him, blocking the Etruscans' advance and saving the city. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Horatius Cocles is the 438th most popular military personnel, the 3rd most popular biography from Vatican City and the most popular Military Personnel.

Horatius Cocles is most famous for defending the bridge over the Tiber River at Rome in 508 BC.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Horatius Cocles ranks 438 out of 2,058. Before him are He Jin, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Mikhail Kirponos, Osman Nuri Pasha, Zinovy Rozhestvensky, and Pavel Nakhimov. After him are Petre Dumitrescu, Viktor Kulikov, Yoshiko Kawashima, Erich Kempka, Muqali, and Vjekoslav Luburić.

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He Jin
135 - 189
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 432
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
1760 - 1831
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 433
Mikhail Kirponos
1892 - 1941
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 434
Osman Nuri Pasha
1832 - 1900
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 435
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
1848 - 1909
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 436
Pavel Nakhimov
1802 - 1855
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 437
Horatius Cocles
600 BC - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 438
Petre Dumitrescu
1882 - 1950
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 439
Viktor Kulikov
1921 - 2013
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 440
Yoshiko Kawashima
1907 - 1948
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 441
Erich Kempka
1910 - 1975
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 442
Muqali
1170 - 1223
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 443
Vjekoslav Luburić
1914 - 1969
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 444

Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Horatius Cocles ranks 35. Before him are Ibycus, Neriglissar, Demaratus, Lars Porsena, Hiero I of Syracuse, and Datis. After him are Hipparchus, Gelon, Artaphernes, Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Callimachus, and Amestris.

Others Born in 600 BC

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Ibycus
WRITER
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 29
Neriglissar
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 556 BC
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 30
Demaratus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 31
Lars Porsena
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 32
Hiero I of Syracuse
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 466 BC
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 33
Datis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 34
Horatius Cocles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 35
Hipparchus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 514 BC
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 36
Gelon
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 37
Artaphernes
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 493 BC
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 38
Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 39
Callimachus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 40
Amestris
COMPANION
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 41