Curia Cornelia

The Curia Cornelia was a place where the Roman Senate assembled beginning c. 52 BC.

Its construction took over a great deal of the traditional comitium space and brought the senate building into a commanding location within the Roman Forum as a whole.

In 80 BC, Lucius Cornelius Sulla decided to enlarge the existing Curia to accommodate the doubling of senators in the Republic.

The Curia Hostilia was again destroyed during riots at the funeral of Publius Clodius Pulcher, in 52 BC.

[2] In 44 BC, the Curia was converted into a temple by Caesar during his redesign of the Roman Forum.

Three generations of Roman Curia. The original Curia as built by Hostus Hostilius in green, the Curia Cornelia, built by Lucius Cornelius Sulla in blue and the Curia Hostilia , built by Tullus Hostilius in red.