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The Lapis Niger (Latin, "Black Stone") is an ancient shrine in the Roman Forum. Together with the associated Vulcanal (a sanctuary to Vulcan) it constitutes the only surviving remnants of the old Comitium, an early assembly area that preceded the Forum and is thought to derive from an archaic cult site of the 7th or 8th century BC.
Der Lapis Niger (lateinisch „Schwarzer Stein“) ist eine quadratische Fläche aus schwarzen Marmorplatten auf dem Forum Romanum in Rom, unter der eine beschriftete, oben abgebrochene Stele gefunden wurde. Diese wird als Forum- Cippus und teilweise auch fälschlich als Lapis Niger bezeichnet.
Il Lapis niger è un'area lastricata con antiche pietre nere sul luogo dei comizi, sotto la quale si trovano i resti di un'antica area sacra, nel Foro Romano.
Le lapis niger (pierre noire en latin) est une cippe en tuf volcanique trouvée à Rome, au Forum Romain, en janvier 1899 1, devant le Comitium.
The Lapis Niger (Latin, "Black Stone") is an ancient shrine in the Roman Forum. Together with the associated Vulcanal (a sanctuary to Vulcan) it constitutes the only surviving remnants of the old Comitium, an early assembly area that preceded the Forum and is thought to derive from an archaic cult site of the 7th or 8th century BC.
In 1983, however, Filippo Coarelli associated the Vulcanal with the site (also uncovered by Boni decades before) that by Imperial times had become known as the Lapis Niger. This archaic (8th century BC) sacred site may have been more or less contemporary with the Vulcanal.
Jan 30, 2022 · The Lapis Niger is an ancient sanctuary and a remnant of the Comitium in Rome, that some Romans believed was the venerated sacred tomb of the city’s legendary founder, Romulus.
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