HIST 2001 Lecture 23: Roman Kings
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The early roman state was made up of three tribes; tites, ramnes, and lucres, all of which were under romulus. This was likely the result of the greek influence. In the absence of documentary evidence, you needed evidence that people belonged to different families, especially when everything was based on family ties. Thus, it allowed the family to benefit instead of an interloper. Each tribe was divided into 10 curiae, which consisted of different groups of families. They would meet to observe adoptions, wills, etc. This would then control membership in the curiae. Other duties included to ratify a new king, confirm death sentences, etc. They were called comitia curiata, and were the principal assembly for the first few decades of rome. They were the group coming together, and were larger than the curiae. During the regal period, the role of the senate was to advise the kings. It consisted of the heads of aristocratic families, or patricians.
