Curiate Assembly

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The Curiate Assembly was one of the earliest popular assemblies of ancient Rome, composed of citizens grouped into curiae and primarily responsible for ratifying decisions of the king, witnessing religious acts, and conferring imperium.

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Curiate Assembly canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman assembly
electoral assembly
judicial assembly
legislative body
political institution
popular assembly
religious assembly
associatedWith Roman constitution
Roman public law
basedOn curial divisions of the Roman people
composedOf Roman citizens
conferred imperium on consuls
imperium on dictators
imperium on magistrates
imperium on praetors
declineInPower during middle and late Republic
functionedAs formal legal body for conferring authority
hasLatinName Comitia Curiata
historicalPeriod Regal period of Rome
early Roman Republic
languageOfName Latin
laterRepresentation curiate lictors instead of full citizen body
legalBasis lex curiata de imperio
locatedIn ancient Rome
metAt Comitium
numberOfCuriae 30
numberOfVotes 30
organizedInto curiae
partOf Roman Kingdom
Roman Republic
precededBy clan-based assemblies of early Rome
presidedOverBy Roman king
consul
pontifex maximus
praetor
primaryFunction conferring imperium
formalizing adoptions
formalizing wills
legitimizing certain family law acts
ratification of decisions of the king
witnessing religious acts
roleInReligion witnessing certain sacra
witnessing inauguration of priests
succeededBy Comitia Centuriata
surface form: Centuriate Assembly

Tribal Assembly
voteDecisionRule majority of curiae
votingUnit curia

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Roman Kingdom legislature Curiate Assembly