Roman Senate

What were the qualifications to become a member of the Roman Senate?
Like most seemingly obvious questions about ancient Rome, the answer starts with "it depends on when you're talking about."

Curia - The House of the Roman Senate
The original curia was built before the Republic, around the mid-6th c. B.C., by Tullus Hostilius, who built it to house the ten elected representatives known as curiae.

Senate and Senators
Livy shows the role of senators in the early years of Rome, both the monarchy and the Republic.

What Does SPQR Stand for and Why
Readers explain their interpretations of the abbreviation SPQR.

Beware the Ides of March! Julius Caesar and a Look at the Romans' Ides of March
On the Ides of March the Senate was meeting at the Theater of Pompey.

63-62 B.C. - Cato, Cicero, and the Conspiracy of Catiline
The Conspiracy of Catiline consisted of men unhappy with the current state of affairs who were willing to take arms against the Roman Republic.