Curia


 * Curia **

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The Curia was the meeting place for all Senates, it was known as the Roman Senate House. The Curia was the first House and was built by Tullus Hostilius, Rome’s third King (672-640), it was located at the northwest corner of the Forum square. Senates would meet here for centuries, in the simple building, which was furnished only with wooden benches, a desk and chair for the speaker. In ancient Roman times, the Curia was known as the group of structures that was the house of the Senators. It was then at this time also being used to describe the system of government that surrounds the Senate. =====

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The original Curia Hostilia was destroyed by a fire in the Forum in 80BC, by a group of Romans were protesting against the murder of Clodius, their hero. The reconstructed Curia was destroyed in a riot in 52 BC. Julius Caesar planned to rebuild the Curia before he was assassinated in 44 BC, it was finished by Augustus in 29 BC and was known as the Curia Julia. =====