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en-wikipedia-org-3550		Curia - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	3176	481	63	Curia (Latin plural curiae) in ancient Rome referred to one of the original groupings of the citizenry, eventually numbering 30, and later every Roman citizen was presumed to belong to one. While they originally likely had wider powers,[1] they came to meet for only a few purposes by the end of the Republic: to confirm the election of magistrates with imperium, to witness the installation of priests, the making of wills, and to carry out certain adoptions. In imperial times, local magistrates were often elected by municipal senates, which also came to be known as curiae. Roman Curiae[edit] Each curia had a distinct name, said to have been derived from the names of some of the Sabine women abducted by the Romans in the time of Romulus. In the Roman Empire a town council was known as a curia, or sometimes an ordo, or boule. Medieval Curiae[edit] Main article: Roman Curia	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3550.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3550.txt