CURIAE VETERES
the earliest sanctuary of the curies (Varro,
LL v. 155;
Fest. 174), and mentioned by Tacitus (
Ann. xii. 24) as one point in the
Palatine pomerium. It became too small, and the
CURIAE NOVAE (q.v.)
was built, but seven curies refused to leave the old place of assembly.
It was probably at the north-east corner of the Palatine (Not. Reg. X),
where the vicus Curiarum (
CIL vi. 975) is to be located, opposite the
northern end of the Caelian. Since Augustus is said to have been born
in curiis veteribus (Serv.
Aen. viii. 361), and also
ad capita bubula (Suet.
Aug. 5), these two must have been close together (
Jord. i. 1. 165, 191;
HJ 374;
Gilb. i. 196-199, 208-213 ;
ii. 126-127).