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.
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.
subject surface form:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum
this entity surface form:
Curia Iulia
this entity surface form:
Curia Iulia