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Hostilia

Hostilia is a historical name associated with ancient Rome, used to refer to the patrician gens Hostilia and to several places and institutions linked to that family. In Latin texts, Hostilia and the related form Hostilius appear as identifiers of the clan and its possessions, rather than a single place.

The gens Hostilia was an early patrician family in Rome. Its members appear in traditional Roman histories

Mons Hostilius, or the Hill of Hostilia, is described in ancient sources as a hill in the

The Curia Hostilia was an early senate house named for the Hostilia gens and located in the

and
myths,
and
they
were
prominent
in
the
city’s
religious
and
political
life
during
the
monarchy
and
into
the
early
Republic.
The
most
famous
figure
associated
with
the
name
is
Tullus
Hostilius,
traditionally
counted
as
the
third
king
of
Rome.
In
Roman
legend,
the
Hostilii
are
connected
with
key
events
of
Rome’s
foundational
period,
including
wars
with
Alba
Longa
and
the
shaping
of
early
Roman
institutions.
area
of
the
Roman
Forum.
The
exact
topography
has
varied
in
scholarly
reconstructions,
but
the
site
is
commonly
linked
to
the
physical
and
ceremonial
space
associated
with
the
Hostilia
gens.
The
hill
is
often
cited
in
discussions
of
early
Rome’s
urban
landscape
and
the
shifting
boundaries
between
patrician
estates
and
public
space.
Forum’s
Comitium
area.
It
served
as
a
meeting
place
for
the
Roman
Senate
in
antiquity
and
was
later
replaced
by
the
Curia
Julia,
reflecting
changes
in
the
republic’s
architectural
and
political
landscape.
Today,
Hostilia
appears
mainly
in
historical
and
archaeological
discussions
as
a
marker
of
Rome’s
formative
social
and
political
structures.