Curia Julia

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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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Curia Iulia 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman building
historic site
senate house
architecturalStyle Roman architecture
builtInPeriod late Roman Republic
commissionedBy Julius Caesar
completedUnder Augustus
constructionCompleted 29 BC
constructionStarted 44 BC
conversionCentury 7th century
convertedBy Pope Honorius I (posthumously)
surface form: Pope Honorius I
convertedInto Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata
surface form: church of Sant’Adriano al Foro
country Italy
dedicatedBy Augustus
era Roman Republic
early Roman Empire
function meeting place of the Roman Senate
hasAlternativeName Curia Julia
surface form: Curia Iulia
hasFeature apse at one end
high windows
large rectangular hall
marble floor with geometric inlays
steps for senators’ seats
hasLatinName Curia Julia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Curia Iulia
height about 21 meters
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
length about 27 meters
locatedIn Forum Romanum
Italy
Lazio
Roman Forum
Rome
managedBy Parco archeologico del Colosseo
surface form: Parco Archeologico del Colosseo
materialUsed brick
marble
namedAfter Gaius Julius Caesar
ownedBy Italian state
partOf Roman Forum
surface form: Forum complex of Rome

Historic Centre of Rome
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome
precededBy Curia Hostilia
replaced Curia Cornelia
significance principal meeting house of the Roman Senate
status preserved
tourist attraction
usedFor political deliberations
public ceremonies
senatorial sessions
width about 18 meters

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Forum Magnum contains Curia Julia
Forum Romanum contains Curia Julia
subject surface form: Regio VIII Forum Romanum
Roman Forum contains Curia Julia
Curia Julia hasAlternativeName Curia Julia
this entity surface form: Curia Iulia
Curia Julia hasLatinName Curia Julia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Curia Iulia
Rostra locatedNear Curia Julia
Roman Senate metAt Curia Julia
Lapis Niger nearbyStructure Curia Julia
Via Sacra passes Curia Julia
Curia Cornelia successor Curia Julia
Roman Senate usedBuilding Curia Julia