Curia Hostilia
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Curia Hostilia was one of the earliest and most important senate houses of ancient Rome, serving as the traditional meeting place of the Roman Senate before later curiae were built.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curia Hostilia canonical | 7 |
| Curia Hostilia site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1900607 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curia Hostilia Context triple: [Curia Julia, precededBy, Curia Hostilia]
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A.
Curia Julia
Curia Julia was the principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Forum Romanum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and completed under Augustus.
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B.
Quirinal Palace
The Quirinal Palace is a historic former papal and royal residence in Rome that now serves as the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic.
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C.
Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.
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D.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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E.
Capitolium
Capitolium is the ancient Roman name for the Capitoline Hill, the religious and political heart of Rome that housed important temples and civic buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curia Hostilia Target entity description: Curia Hostilia was one of the earliest and most important senate houses of ancient Rome, serving as the traditional meeting place of the Roman Senate before later curiae were built.
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A.
Curia Julia
Curia Julia was the principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Forum Romanum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and completed under Augustus.
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B.
Quirinal Palace
The Quirinal Palace is a historic former papal and royal residence in Rome that now serves as the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic.
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C.
Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.
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D.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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E.
Capitolium
Capitolium is the ancient Roman name for the Capitoline Hill, the religious and political heart of Rome that housed important temples and civic buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman senate house
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public building in ancient Rome ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Comitium
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Forum Romanum ⓘ Rostra ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early Roman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman consuls
ⓘ
Roman magistrates ⓘ Roman senators ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Rome
ⓘ
Roman Forum structures ⓘ Seats of national legislatures ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | fire of 52 BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists of the late 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| floorDecoration | mosaic or patterned pavement in later phases ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Curia Cornelia
ⓘ
Curia Julia ⓘ |
| function | meeting place of the Roman Senate ⓘ |
| governingBody | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| hasPart |
entrance from the Forum
ⓘ
raised platform for presiding magistrates ⓘ seating for senators ⓘ senate hall ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roman Forum
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
stone
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wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tullus Hostilius ⓘ |
| partOf | political center of the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| precededBy | early regal-period senate meeting places ⓘ |
| presentCondition |
foundations and floor levels only
ⓘ
ruins ⓘ |
| religiousContext | near the Lapis Niger and early cult sites in the Forum ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Curia Cornelia ⓘ |
| roofType | pitched roof ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
location of important debates during the late Republic
ⓘ
location of key decisions in Roman foreign policy ⓘ site of many debates of the Roman Senate ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Kingdom
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Roman Republic ⓘ late Republican period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
passing laws
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political deliberation ⓘ receiving foreign embassies ⓘ senate meetings ⓘ senatorial elections and votes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Curia Hostilia Description of subject: Curia Hostilia was one of the earliest and most important senate houses of ancient Rome, serving as the traditional meeting place of the Roman Senate before later curiae were built.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum
this entity surface form:
Curia Hostilia site
subject surface form:
Roman Senate