His function was to call a meeting of the " Comitia Curiata " which would elect a new king.
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Once legislation proposed by the king passed the Comitia Curiata, the Senate could either veto it or accept it as law.
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After the downfall of the Roman monarchy, questions were presented to the " comitia curiata " by the Roman Senate.
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At the end of 292, Megellus was appointed Interrex, in order to convene the Comitia Curiata and hold the consular elections.
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Roman tradition held that Servius formed a comitia centuriata of commoners to displace the " comitia curiata " as Rome's central legislative body.
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The " comitia curiata " voted to confirm the election of magistrates by passing a law called the " lex curiata de imperio ".
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The " Curiate Assembly " ( " comitia curiata " ) was the principal assembly during the first two decades of the Roman Republic.
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The first major change to the office occurred in 487 BC, when the office became an elective magistracy, elected by the " Comitia Curiata ".
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The " lictores curiati " were also responsible to summon the " Comitia Curiata " ( the Public Assembly ) and to maintain order during its procedures.
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In the early Republican era, as during the Regal era, the highest officers of the army were drawn from the same social stratum as the aristocratic " comitia curiata ".