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The first senate was that of the [[Roman Republic]].  The senate was the dominant force in the politics of the Roman Republic.  The Roman Senate consisted of 300 senators who met in the [[Curia]] or Senate house.

The first senate was that of the [[Roman Republic]].  The senate was the dominant force in the politics of the Roman Republic.  The Roman Senate consisted of 300 senators who met in the [[Curia]] or Senate house.

The senate of the [[Roman Empire]] was similar to the senate of the Roman Republic.  The senate continued to meet in the Curia, but the number of senators was increased to over a thousand by [[Julius Caesar]].  During this time the senate was essentially a figurehead subject to the orders of the emperor.

The senate of the later Roman Republic was increased to over a thousand members by [[Julius Caesar]].  When the [[Roman Empire]] began under the first Emperor, [[Augustus]], the senate still had influence, although the Emperor was the supreme head of state.  By the 2nd century A.D. the senate became more of a figurehead body subject to the orders of the Emperor.

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