Comitia Curiata

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Comitia Curiata was one of the earliest popular assemblies of ancient Rome, organized by curiae and primarily responsible for formal ratification of certain legal and religious acts.

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comitia curiata 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman assembly
legal institution
political institution
popular assembly
religious institution
alsoKnownAs Curiate Assembly NERFINISHED
authorityOver Roman populus divided by curiae
country Ancient Rome NERFINISHED
decisionMakingMethod vote by curiae
declineIn middle Roman Republic
electoralRole election of some early Roman magistrates
followedBy Comitia Centuriata NERFINISHED
Comitia Tributa NERFINISHED
governedBy auspices
hasFunction adoption approval
conferral of imperium
formal ratification of legal acts
formal ratification of religious acts
lex curiata de imperio
witnessing of wills
historicalPeriod early Roman Kingdom
early Roman Republic NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings Latin NERFINISHED
laterRepresentationBy thirty lictors
legalInstrument lex curiata
legalRole ratification of adrogatio
ratification of testamentary dispositions
locatedIn Roman Forum NERFINISHED
meetingPlace Comitium NERFINISHED
organizedBy curiae
thirty curiae
politicalSystem Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED
Roman Republic NERFINISHED
precededBy assembly of the Roman people by gentes
presidedOverBy Roman king
consul
pontifex maximus NERFINISHED
praetor
relatedConcept Roman assemblies
Roman law
Roman religion
curia NERFINISHED
religiousRole approval of certain sacra
inauguration of priests
timePeriod 1st century BC
7th century BC
votingUnit curia

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Rex Sacrorum appointedBy Comitia Curiata
this entity surface form: comitia curiata
Comitium associatedWith Comitia Curiata
this entity surface form: comitia curiata
Curiate Assembly hasLatinName Comitia Curiata