The ingenuity for The Tabularium came from Quintus Lutatius Catulus a consul of the Roman republic. The Tabularium was built in 78 BC by demand of the Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla and was restored by Emperor Claudius in the year 46 AD. The Tabilarium was the official records office of Ancient Rome (archives) it also contained the offices of numerous city officials. The corridor of The Tabularium was 67m long and reached up to 15m high. The foundation of the building formed the shape of a trapezium. The building had eleven arches eight of them closed. The building had three large entrances lined by Doric columns.
The building housed the:
The building housed the:
- leges - laws issued by the comitia
- senata consulta - advice issued by the senate
- magisterial edicta - edicts issue by the colleges of priests
- comitia curiata - results of the meetings of the comitia curiata
- election results
- other documents such as the constitution