The History of the Curell Seat

The curell seat was a position of authority, someone in charge of either a military or governmental body. Only those with imperium were permitted to sit in the chair. This type of chair has always been associated with power - it was the seat of chieftains, pharaohs and gods. In ancient Rome, it became the seat of emperors after the period of republic came to an end. We're told by the historian Cassius Dio that Julius Caesar would be carried in on a gilded chair and raised to the height of the gods.

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