Lapis Niger
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Lapis Niger is an ancient black stone shrine and inscribed pavement in Rome’s Forum Romanum, traditionally associated with early Roman religious or funerary practices and sometimes linked to the legendary king Romulus.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient shrine
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ religious monument ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
earliest known Latin inscription from the Forum
ⓘ
evidence for early Roman cult practices ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman religious practices
ⓘ
Romulus ⓘ early Roman kings ⓘ funerary practices ⓘ |
| coveredBy | protective modern pavement ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Rome
|
| currentCondition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| debatedIdentification |
altar of a deity
ⓘ
cenotaph or symbolic tomb ⓘ royal memorial ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Giacomo Boni ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1899 ⓘ |
| function |
commemorative monument
ⓘ
sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionInLanguage | archaic Latin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altar
ⓘ
cippus ⓘ inscribed pavement ⓘ shrine ⓘ stele ⓘ subterranean chamber ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the archaeological area of the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| inscriptionContentType |
legal or ritual formula
ⓘ
religious regulation ⓘ |
| inscriptionDating |
5th century BCE
ⓘ
6th century BCE ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | votive inscription ⓘ |
| linkedLegend |
place of Romulus’ death
ⓘ
site of early royal memorial ⓘ tomb of Romulus ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
archaic Rome
ⓘ
early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| location |
Forum Romanum
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| managedBy | Italian Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| material | black stone ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Comitium
ⓘ
Curia Julia ⓘ Rostra ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman religion ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| writingSystem | early Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum