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curule chair| Chair used by the ‘curule’ magistrates (consuls, praetors, aediles) and later by the emperors in ancient Rome. It was probably Etruscan in origin, and was made like a folding stool with curved legs and no back. It was usually inlaid with ivory or precious metals. |
| The epithet ‘curulis’ was derived from currus (Latin ‘chariot’), and it is believed that the curule chair was originally placed in the magistrate's chariot. |
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