Comitia Curiata (early period, debated)
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Roman legal assembly
Roman political institution
Roman religious assembly
popular assembly of ancient Rome
Comitia Curiata (early period, debated) was one of the earliest popular assemblies of the Roman people, organized by curiae and primarily associated with archaic political, religious, and legal functions whose exact scope and evolution remain subjects of scholarly debate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comitia Curiata (early period, debated) canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legal assembly
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Roman political institution ⓘ Roman religious assembly ⓘ popular assembly of ancient Rome ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman Kingdom
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early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| civicRole | formal expression of the populus Romanus in earliest constitutional narratives ⓘ |
| composedOf | Roman citizens grouped by curia rather than by tribe or century ⓘ |
| debatedAspect |
how far its religious functions were distinct from those of priestly colleges
ⓘ
whether it ever functioned as a true sovereign legislative body ⓘ whether its role in conferring imperium was substantive or purely ceremonial ⓘ |
| evolution |
gradual loss or transformation of political functions over time (traditional view)
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in later Republic largely represented by lictors for each curia (traditional reconstruction) ⓘ |
| functionCharacterization | combination of political, religious, and legal roles in archaic Rome ⓘ |
| governingPeople |
Romans
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surface form:
Roman people (populus Romanus)
|
| hasLegalFunction |
role in changes of family status (contested)
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witnessing or authorizing adrogatio (adrogation) of persons ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalFunction |
formal conferment of imperium (lex curiata de imperio) in early tradition
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ratification of certain acts of Roman kings (traditional view) ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFunction |
participation in inauguration of priests (contested)
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role in approval of certain sacra (traditional view) ⓘ |
| hasStructure | divided into thirty curiae (traditional number) ⓘ |
| historiographicalIssue | distinguishing early historical reality from later constitutional theory is difficult ⓘ |
| languageOfInstitution | Latin ⓘ |
| legalInstrument | lex curiata de imperio (ascribed to it in tradition) ⓘ |
| location | Rome ⓘ |
| membershipBasis | curial rather than property or tribal classification ⓘ |
| organizedBy | curiae ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer |
Roman king (in regal period, traditional view)
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Roman magistrate with imperium (in early Republic, traditional view) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Comitia Centuriata
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Comitia Tributa ⓘ curiae of Rome ⓘ |
| religiousContext | embedded in Roman state religion and priestly oversight (traditional view) ⓘ |
| scholarlyStatus |
scope and powers are subjects of modern scholarly debate
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traditional narrative partly based on later Roman sources projecting backwards ⓘ |
| sourceType | known primarily from later literary and antiquarian sources ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
archaic period of Roman history
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early Republican period (in transformed form) ⓘ |
| uncertainty |
degree of its involvement in declaring war or peace is disputed
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exact legislative powers in regal period are unclear ⓘ extent of its electoral role is debated ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.