Assembly procedure. In the Roman system of direct democracy, two primary types of assembly were used to vote on legislative, electoral, and judicial matters.The first was the committee (comitia, literally "going together" or "meeting place").The Centuriate Assembly was a Committee. Committees were assemblies of all citizens, and were used for official purposes, such as for …

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The Curiate Assembly (comitia curiata) was the principal assembly that evolved in shape and form over the course of the Roman Kingdom until the Comitia Centuriata organized by Servius Tullius. [1] During these first decades, the people of Rome were organized into thirty units called "Curiae".[2] [3] The Curiae were ethnic in nature, and thus were organized on the basis of the …

The Curiate Assembly (comitia curiata) was the principal assembly during the first two decades of the Roman Republic. During these first decades, the people of Rome were organized into thirty units called 'Curiae '. The Curiae were ethnic in nature, and thus were organized on the basis of the early Roman family, or, more specifically, on the basis of the thirty original patrician …

The Curiate Assembly (comitia curiata) was the principal assembly during the first two decades of the Roman Republic.The Curiate Assembly was organized as an Assembly, and not as a Council even though only patricians were members. During these first decades, the People of Rome were organized into thirty units called Curiae. The Curiae were ethnic in nature, and thus …

The assembly probably possessed much greater authority before the establishment of the comitia centuriata, which gradually assumed many of the curiate assembly's original functions. Senate House. Since the Roman Kingdom, the meeting-house of …

The king presided over the assembly, and submitted decrees to it for ratification. After a king died, the Interrex selected a candidate to replace the king. After the nominee received the approval of the Roman Senate, the Interrex held the formal election before the Curiate Assembly.After the Curiate Assembly elected the new king, and the senate ratified that election, the Interrex then ...

Curiate, century and tribal assemblies. It was Rome's own success that caused the ultimate obsolescence of the assemblies. Under the Roman Republic, it was the People of Rome who held the ultimate sovereignty, and thus the ultimate power over the state. Exercising this sovereign power was the purpose of the popular assemblies.