Tag: Katharine Bogen
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The Curia Julia: Its History, Materials, Use, and Preservation through the Centuries
By Katharine Bogen Faculty Mentor: Liane Houghtalin Abstract The Curia Julia has one of the most fascinating histories out of all the buildings in Rome. Julius Caesar began its construction (44 BCE) in the Forum Romanum as the meeting place for the Roman Senate, and it continued to serve as such until the eventual fall…