Curia of Pompey
The Curia of Pompey was one of several named meeting halls from Republican Rome of historic significance. A curia was a designated structure for meetings of the senate.Photo: Mark Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: meeting room of the Roman Senate
- Also known as: “Curia di Pompio”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teatro Argentina and Largo di Torre Argentina.
Teatro Argentina
Theater building
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Teatro Argentina is an opera house and theatre located in Largo di Torre Argentina, a square in Rome, Italy. One of the oldest theatres in Rome, it was constructed in 1731 and inaugurated on 31 January 1732 with Berenice by Domenico Sarro.
Largo di Torre Argentina
Photo: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Largo di Torre Argentina is a large open space in Rome, Italy, with four Roman Republican temples and the remains of Pompey's Theatre. It is in the ancient Campus Martius.
Theater of Pompey
Archaeological site
The Theatre of Pompey, also known by other names, was a structure in Ancient Rome built during the latter part of the Roman Republican era by Pompey the Great. Theater of Pompey is situated 220 metres west of Curia of Pompey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Old Rome.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Old Rome
Trastevere
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trastevere is a district in Rome. The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today Trastevere is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.
Curia of Pompey
- Categories: curia, exedra, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.89532° or 41° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
12.47657° or 12° 28′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVFWG+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1543173037OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3007659
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Thai—“Curia of Pompey” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Pompejus‘ curia”
- Danish: “Pompejus’ curia”
- Dutch: “Curia of Pompey”
- Finnish: “Pompeiuksen kuuria”
- French: “Curie de Pompee”
- French: “Curie de pompée”
- French: “Curie de Pompée”
- French: “Curie De Pompée”
- Italian: “Curia di Pompeo”
- Italian: “Curia Pompeia”
- Italian: “Curia Pompeii”
- Persian: “کوریا پومپی”
- Portuguese: “Cúria de Pompeu”
- Russian: “Курия Помпея”
- Spanish: “Curia de Pompeyo”
- Spanish: “Curia Pompeia”
- Swedish: “Pompejus curia”
- Thai: “กูริอาป็อมแปย์ยุส”
- “Curia Pompeia”
- “Curia Pompeii”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Temple B and Temple C.
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