Curia Julia
The Curia Julia is the third named curia, or senate house, in the ancient city of Rome. It was built in 44 BC, when Julius Caesar replaced Faustus Cornelius Sulla's reconstructed Curia Cornelia, which itself had replaced the Curia Hostilia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: curia in the ancient city of Rome, converted in the basilica of Sant’Adriano in Roman Forum
- Also known as: “Hostilian Court”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Caesar and Basilica Julia.
Temple of Caesar
Archaeological site
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The Temple of Caesar or Temple of Divus Iulius, also known as Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar, delubrum, heroon or Temple of the Comet Star, was an ancient structure in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy, located near the Regia and the Temple of Vesta. Temple of Caesar is situated 120 metres southeast of Curia Julia.
Basilica Julia
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The Basilica Julia was a civil basilica in the Roman Forum. Construction began under Julius Caesar in 46 BCE and was completed by Augustus, who ultimately dedicated the basilica to Gaius and Lucius Caesar in 12 CE. Basilica Julia is situated 120 metres southwest of Curia Julia.
Arch of Septimius Severus
Monument
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The Arch of Septimius Severus at the northwestern end of the Roman Forum is a white marble triumphal arch dedicated in 203 AD to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns against the Parthians of 194-195 and 197–199.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
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The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.
Palatine Hill
Locality
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The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".
Colosseo
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Curia Julia
- Categories: curia, archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Curia Julia” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Curia Iulia”
- Basque: “Juliusen kuria”
- Bosnian: “Curia Iulia”
- Bosnian: “Curia”
- Bulgarian: “Куриа”
- Bulgarian: “Курия Юлия”
- Catalan: “Cúria Júlia”
- Chinese: “元老院議事堂”
- Chinese: “尤利亞議事堂”
- Croatian: “Curia Hostilia”
- Czech: “Curia Julia”
- Danish: “Curia Julia”
- Dutch: “Curia (gebouw)”
- Dutch: “Curia Julia”
- Esperanto: “Julia Kurio”
- Esperanto: “Kurio Julia”
- Finnish: “Curia Julia”
- French: “Curie Julia”
- Galician: “Curia Iulia”
- Georgian: “კურია-იულია”
- German: “Curia Hostilia”
- German: “Curia Iulia”
- German: “Curia Julia”
- Hebrew: “בית הסנאט”
- Hebrew: “קוריה הוסטיליה”
- Indonesian: “Kuria Yulia”
- Interlingua: “Curia Iulia”
- Italian: “Curia Hostilia”
- Italian: “Curia Iulia”
- Italian: “Sant’Adriano al Foro”
- Japanese: “クリア・ユリア”
- Latin: “Curia Iulia”
- Latin: “Curia Julia”
- Latin: “Curia”
- Latin: “Senatus Romanus”
- Macedonian: “Курија Јулија”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Curia Iulia”
- Norwegian: “Curia Iulia”
- Persian: “کوریا جولیا”
- Polish: “Curia Iulia”
- Polish: “Curia Julia”
- Polish: “Kuria (architektura)”
- Portuguese: “Curia Hostilia”
- Portuguese: “Cúria Júlia”
- Russian: “Курия Юлия”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Curia Julia”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kurija Julija”
- Slovenian: “Curia Julia”
- Slovenian: “Julijska kurija”
- Slovenian: “Sant’Adriano al Foro”
- Slovenian: “sv. Adrijan na Forumu”
- Spanish: “Curia Iulia”
- Spanish: “Curia Julia”
- Swedish: “Curia Iulia”
- Turkish: “Curia Iulia”
- Ukrainian: “Курія Юлія”
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Explore places such as Pigna and Campitelli.
Nearby Places
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