Historiae Romanorum

Curia Hostilia

The senate house of Rome, supposedly built by the third king of Rome, Tullus Hostilius, circa 700 BC.  It served in this capacity until 52 BC, when it was burned down in riots resulting from the death of Clodius.

Source(s):

1. Oxford Concise Companion to Classical Literature.  ed.  Howatson and Chilvers.  Oxford.  New York, 1993.

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